(Julianna Frieman, Headline USA) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., spoke out Sunday to deny rumors spread on social media that she was expecting a baby.
Ocasio-Cortez, 35, took to her Instagram story to blame what some believed was her pregnant appearance on extra portions eaten on Thanksgiving.
Responding to a commenter who said she was “glowing,” the progressive Democrat revealed that a Republican congressman recently asked her the same pregnancy question on the House floor.
“Everyone keeps asking me if I’m pregnant. Actually, a member, a Republican came to me on the floor this week and asked me if I was pregnant,” she said in a video. “I’m not pregnant, guys.”
NEW: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addresses rumors that she is pregnant after a Republican congressman asked her if she was expecting.
AOC said she was *not* pregnant and just ate a lot of food.
“A Republican came to me on the floor this week and asked me if I was pregnant. I'm not… pic.twitter.com/X9UvtW7k2S
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 23, 2024
Ocasio-Cortez continued by making clear, “I had a lot of food at Thanksgiving, okay? It happens,” before smirking at the camera and touching her cheek.
The New York congresswoman has been engaged to finance Riley Roberts since 2022, according to People magazine. They first met more than 10 years ago when Ocasio-Cortez was an undergraduate student at Boston University.
Rumors of Ocasio-Cortez’s potential pregnancy began in October when X users, particularly Laura Loomer, noticed she looked different in recent photos and videos.
.@AOC please come on my show @LoomerUnleashed and talk about your baby bump!
I would love to talk about your baby bump and your abortion push!
I’ll even send you a @LoomerUnleashed onesie! 😍
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) October 30, 2024
“People are speculating @AOC is pregnant as she’s clearly gained weight in the past few months,” X influencer Paul A. Szypula wrote on Oct. 30. “Will AOC announce or does that fly in the face of her pro-abortion narrative?”
People are speculating @AOC is pregnant as she’s clearly gained weight in the past few months.
Will AOC announce or does that fly in the face of her pro-abortion narrative?pic.twitter.com/otPTSzgfwN
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) October 30, 2024
A) Did AOC get her teeth fixed?
B) Is it just me, or does AOC look pregnant? Her face is chubbier.pic.twitter.com/an8EgwI84e
— Andrew @ Don’t Walk, RUN! (@DontWalkRUN) October 28, 2024
Others noticed that Ocasio-Cortez had become less outspoken on progressive issues, such as when she dared to wish people “Happy Thanksgiving” instead of lecturing them on the sins of standing on stolen indigenous land.
The leftist congresswoman further raised eyebrows when social media users noticed she removed her pronouns from her bio on X.
AOC has been handing out turkeys in Queens and wishing people happy Thanksgiving.
That’s strange, AOC used to say “we are standing on native land, and Latinos are descendants of native people.”
Why the change of heart?
Also, is AOC pregnant? pic.twitter.com/wD7D8RGkR1
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) November 26, 2024
RIP AOC's pronouns in bio (2020-2024) pic.twitter.com/MK4DeJQdHz
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) November 14, 2024
AOC gets pregnant and then removes pronouns from bio.
Congrats on realizing what a uterus is. ✊🏼 pic.twitter.com/cKDxYUw34Z
— Jesse Drama (@iamjessedrama) November 14, 2024
Several social media users were relieved by Ocasio-Cortez denying rumors of a pregnancy, but others speculated that she had an abortion.
WATCH🚨: “A Republican asked me on the floor if I am pregnant. I am not pregnant guys. I ate a lot of food. Okay? It happens.” -AOC
She prob got an abortion… pic.twitter.com/xAhYqrhi7r
— Officer Lew (@officer_Lew) December 23, 2024
Thank God she is not pregnant… Imagine AOC as a parent.
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) December 23, 2024
“Thank God she is not pregnant… Imagine AOC as a parent,” political commentator Gunther Eagleman wrote.
Julianna Frieman is a freelance writer published by the Daily Caller, Headline USA, The Federalist, and The American Spectator. Follow her on Twitter at @JuliannaFrieman.
