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Ocasio-Cortez Invites Activist Who Cornered Flake About Kavanaugh To State Of The Union

Kassy Akiva

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) guest for the State of the Union Address on Tuesday will be the protestor who cornered former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) in an elevator in an effort to dissuade him from voting for the confirmation of then-U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Ana Maria Archila, an activist and co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action, confirmed to the Intercept that she was invited, reports National Review.

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