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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is calling for Sen. Ted Cruz's resignation. <\/p>\n
Cruz retweeted a post from Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday supporting her call for an investigation into Robinhood's decision to block users from purchasing stock in the wake of the GameStop surge. <\/p>\n
Ocasio-Cortez then retweeted Cruz's retweet, saying that while she is "happy to work with Republicans on this issue where there's common ground," Cruz was not a welcome ally. <\/p>\n
"I am happy to work with Republicans on this issue where there's common ground, but you almost had me murdered 3 weeks ago so you can sit this one out," she said on Twitter. <\/p>\n
"Happy to work w\/ almost any other GOP that aren't trying to get me killed," she added. "In the meantime if you want to help, you can resign."<\/p>\n
Ever since the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol, Ocasio-Cortez has been calling for accountability for those in Congress who fueled baseless claims that the results of the 2020 presidential election were fraudulent — including Cruz. <\/p>\n
"While you conveniently talk about 'moving on,' a second Capitol police officer lost their life yesterday in the still-raging aftermath of the attacks you had a role in," Ocasio-Cortez said in another tweet, linking to a report that a second police officer has died by suicide in the wake of the attack on the Capitol. <\/p>\n
"This isn't a joke," she said. "We need accountability, and that includes a new Senator from Texas." <\/p>\n
According to CNN, Cruz then said that Ocasio-Cortez's comments were a form of "partisan anger" that is "not healthy for our country."<\/p>\n
Ocasio-Cortez later tweeted, "You haven't even apologized for the serious physical + mental harm you contributed to from Capitol Police & custodial workers to your own fellow members of Congress." <\/p>\n
"In the meantime, you can get off my timeline & stop clout-chasing. Thanks," she wrote. "Happy to work with other GOP on this."<\/p>\n
Days after the insurrection attempt, Ocasio-Cortez shared her experience in an Instagram Live, revealing that she feared for her life while hiding from the rioters. <\/p>\n
"Many, many members of the House were nearly assassinated," she said. "It's just not an exaggeration to say that at all."<\/p>\n
She also said that she feared certain members of Congress, whom she called white supremacists, would reveal her location to the rioters.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere in the Instagram Live, Ocasio-Cortez accused Republican lawmakers of "playing to cameras," saying they "don't care about being a damn legislature to serve the U.S. … because if they cared, they would have certified our Democratic elections."<\/p>\n
"If they cared, they wouldn't have amplified the lie … if they cared, they would have protected their colleagues instead of tweeting out their locations for the mob to find them," Ocasio-Cortez continued. "They would have acted with integrity, but they didn't. They don't care."<\/p>\n
She called on Cruz and Sen. Josh Hawley to "get out" of Congress, specifically calling out Hawley for fist-pumping the rioters. <\/p>\n
Both Cruz and Hawley objected to multiple states' election results, which was in line with the insurrectionists' wishes. <\/p>\n
Spokespeople for both Ocasio-Cortez and Cruz did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment Thursday. <\/p>\n