Ocasio-Cortez rejects support from Ted Cruz: 'You almost had me murdered'

Congresswoman tells senator who rejected Biden's victory: If you want to help, you can resign'

The Democratic representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has rejected a message of support from Ted Cruz, adding the Texas senator almost had me murdered three weeks ago".

Cruz on Thursday had endorsed Ocasio-Cortez's call on Twitter for a congressional hearing about the decision by the online trading platform Robinhood to restrict trading in GameStop shares. But while welcoming the chance to work across party lines on the issue, Ocasio-Cortez had harsh words for Cruz.