EXCERPT:
ARROYO: “But, there was one snub that we have to rectify before the Emmys and the Oscars are announced, and it’s this Instagram show that may have gotten more viewers than all those Netflix nominees. For best lead actor in a political drama, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in ‘Insurrection Day’ is going to be hard to beat.”
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OCASIO-CORTEZ: “There’s yells and these men, or just this a man, just one going, ‘Where is she?! Where is she?!’ I see this white man in a black beanie bump just open the door to my personal office and yell again, ‘Where is she?!’ I’m like — I don’t know, so deeply rattled, I’m still processing the end of my life, when I come out, and I come out and this man is a Capitol Police officer.”
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ARROYO: “A police officer. Laura, the drama never ends over this day. This entire miniseries is designed to keep this Capitol siege in the forefront of people’s minds, ratchet up impeachment pressure. That’s the intention here.”