Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, poised to become the youngest woman sworn in to Congress, said Wednesday that during orientation week at the U.S. Capitol, people keep assuming she's an intern.

“People keep giving me directions to the spouse and intern events instead of the ones for members of Congress,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted with an emoji of a woman face-palming.



People keep giving me directions to the spouse and intern events instead of the ones for members of Congress 🤦🏽‍♀️ — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) November 14, 2018



Ocasio-Cortez posted Instagram "stories" this week — a few days after she was officially elected to Congress in New York's 14th Congressional District — that chronicled her orientation on Capitol Hill, including moments when she received a “swag bag” with a new cellphone and yearbook she got of the incoming congressional class.

Supporters of the 29-year-old congresswoman-elect have lauded her use of social media to share the experience of campaigning and taking office.

More than 100 women were elected to Congress in another historic accomplishment in the 2018 midterm elections.

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