"On October 1, the government shut down, but that wasn't part of the plan for a class of middle schoolers from the Bronx visiting Washington, D.C. Luckily for them, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pitched in to save the day. On Bluesky, Ocacio-Cortez wrote, "A bus of Bronx middle schoolers pulled up to the Capitol this morning for a long-planned field trip just a few hours after the government shut down. All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can't work in shutdown. So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!""
"The Government is now shut down,but apparently no body called the school in Bronx that had come to the Capitol for their tour today so they're getting the treat of a lifetime since AOC agreed to give them the tour herself! Im loving this for all of them! 💙🎤🔥 pic.twitter.com/MiJmcvH1j7- Suzie rizzio (@Suzierizzo1) October 1, 2025 Suzierizzo1 / Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez / Via x.com"
On October 1, the government shutdown caused all Capitol tours to be canceled because tour guides could not work. A bus of Bronx middle school students arrived in Washington, D.C. for a long-planned field trip and faced canceled tours. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez escorted the students into the Capitol and provided a personal tour. She posted about the visit on Bluesky and shared a clip on TikTok of the tour. The TikTok footage spread to X and accumulated over three million views, prompting widespread social media envy and playful requests for tours from adults.
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