Earlier Tuesday afternoon, we reported that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) had been arrested outside of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Omar attended a pro-abortion protest and was reportedly arrested for blocking traffic.
However, footage of the arrests makes this act of 'civil disobedience' appear nothing more than a publicity stunt.
Video clips show Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) escorted by police from the pro-abortion protest outside the Supreme Court.
AOC pretends to be in handcuffs while police escort her.
The far-left darling wasn't too convincing, faking her arrest for the cameras.
"The New York congresswoman LARPed as a victimized martyr activist, appearing as if she was handcuffed with her hands behind her back while being perp-walked from a pro-abortion demonstration," Infowars wrote.
WATCH:
.@AOC has just been escorted by police away from the Supreme Court. pic.twitter.com/F9DOoLq8yJ
— Douglas Blair (@DouglasKBlair) July 19, 2022
Multiple members of Congress, including @AOC, being arrested by Capitol Police for blocking traffic outside the Supreme Court in abortion rights demonstration: pic.twitter.com/fysQN1oBAw
— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) July 19, 2022
"But AOC broke her LARP when she raised her fist in solidarity with fellow demonstrators before resuming pretending to be handcuffed," Infowars added.
Had to break the handcuff LARP to raise a fist https://t.co/tzsOsh8paZ
— Ben Warren (@BenInfoWarren) July 19, 2022
Social media users blasted AOC's amateur theatrics:
AOC getting escorted by police: pic.twitter.com/D5Gu0DGfP1
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) July 19, 2022
She pretends to be handcuffed, raises her fist in a salute, and then goes back to pretending to be handcuffed 😂😂 https://t.co/BLFT0D3k1V
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) July 19, 2022
AOC PRETENDS to be *handcuffed* in fake arrest protesting Supreme Court -- then raises her fist, breaking her fake handcuffs
CLOWN WORLD LOL pic.twitter.com/nlvrDHV2Tj
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 19, 2022
AOC will probably tweet soon about how she was nearly a victim of police brutality.
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) July 19, 2022
The drama queen is pretending to be arrested 🙄 https://t.co/lvyJYvNCwt
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) July 19, 2022
And now for her next trick, Representative Smollett will pretend to be handcuffed https://t.co/IigHdAnUnA
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) July 19, 2022
https://twitter.com/Mizzou58Steel/status/1549454664747417600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1549454664747417600%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.infowars.com%2F
AOC is literally faking being arrested now https://t.co/Tl0lJpI3yp
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) July 19, 2022
The first arrest ever to feature invisible handcuffs pic.twitter.com/BpUy045ELK
— Hunter’s Art Work (@HuntersArtWork) July 19, 2022
Lmao @AOC got moved off the road she was blocking in DC and put her arms behind her back like she was cuffed but she wasn’t, this chick is such a fraud 😂 pic.twitter.com/1ACFbYhI1V
— Raheem. (@RaheemKassam) July 19, 2022
Several other progressive lawmakers, including fellow "Squad" member Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), were "arrested" for the cringeworthy antics.
WATCH: Several @HouseDemocrats were arrested by @CapitolPolice Tuesday at a protest against the SCOTUS ruling to overturn the federal right to abortion.@RepMaloney, @NydiaVelazquez, @RepAOC, @RepSpeier, and @RepBonnie were among those seen.
READ: https://t.co/6lyJkNhLNZ pic.twitter.com/EHFd2A9kQP
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) July 19, 2022
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