Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is rescheduling at least two planned events in North Carolina in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing, including a rally in Raleigh scheduled for Sunday.
“From the moment I was elected, I have felt that I accept a certain level of risk in doing this job,” Ocasio-Cortez told reporters. But she added that security protocols for members of Congress were “for a bygone time” and “not designed for a digital threat environment era.”
The Democratic representative told reporters Thursday on Capitol Hill that she made the decision out of security concerns and out of respect for Kirk.