AOC addresses pregnancy rumors after GOP Congressmember brazenly posed the question on House floor
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has addressed bizarre rumors that she is expecting a child.
The progressive Democrat responded to a social media follower asking if she was pregnant because she was “blonde.”
“Everyone keeps asking me if I’m pregnant,” she said in a video on her Instagram Story, before revealing that a Republican congresswoman asked her the same thing in the House of Representatives last week.
“I’m not pregnant guys,” she said, dispelling a rumor that has been circulating since before the election.
“I ate a lot on Thanksgiving, okay? It happens,” she said.
Rumors that the Squad member was pregnant were spread by far-right political activist Laura Loomer ahead of the 2024 election – which AOC single-handedly won against a Republican challenger.
She asked the congresswoman to come on her show, saying, “I’d like to talk about your baby bump and your abortion push.”
Loomer made similar comments after AOC’s win.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has finally responded to rumors that she is expecting a child
AOC has been engaged to marketing professional Riley Roberts since 2022, after meeting while they were both students at Boston University
‘Hey @AOC The elections are over. You can come out and finally admit that you are pregnant. Or do you wait until the ninth month to have an abortion?
“The election is over, baby,” she wrote.
AOC has been engaged to marketing professional Riley Roberts since 2022, after meeting while they were both students at Boston University.
While AOC has emerged as one of the most prominent progressive Democrats in Congress, Roberts has kept a low profile.
He attended the 2021 Met Gala when AOC wore the infamous “Tax the Rich” dress and appeared in her Instagram videos.