AOC rejects claim she faked being handcuffed during her arrest, saying it's 'best practice' when being detained

Some people claimed that she faked being handcuffed when she was arrested at the abortion-rights protest.

While being escorted by an officer, she was filmed walking with her hands behind her back, but later held up a fist as she passed supporters.

—Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) July 19, 2022

Nancy Mace, a Republican, accused her of faking being in handcuffs. Politics has become a performance art. That's right, the fakes were in handcuffs. The name of the game is performance.

She said no faking here. It's a good idea to put your hands behind your back when you're being held or handcuffed.

It's not clear what she was talking about. The American Civil Liberties Union does not recommend a particular hand position for people who are arrested.

Mace shared a video of Ocasio-Cortez raising her fist at her supporters.

I don't know," Mace wrote. You are breaking your fake handcuff pose for a good fist pump and shout out to the crowd, looking tough! It's good theater.

The video proved that she wasn't faking it, according to the New York Post.

"Republicans' favorite hobby is to make conspiracy theories out of everything to distract you and keep you from talking about what's actually important," she said.

I don't know why I would pump someone first if I was faking it. It's so stupid.

They were arrested near the Supreme Court, where they were protesting the court's recent decision to overturn abortion rights.

The GOP lawmaker accused the Democrat of faking being handcuffed. She said that theOC faked being handcuffed to sell her lie.