Posted on 08/11/2026 5:56:19 PM PDT by Libloather
WASHINGTON — Speculation is swirling over whether Democrat darling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has quietly split with her longtime beau Riley Roberts — following her public announcement this week that she was freezing her eggs to feel “more in control of my life.”
The “Squad” star, 36 — who got engaged to Roberts in April 2022 — has been spotted in recent months without her engagement ring and it was noticeably absent in May when the pair was photographed together at a Manhattan burger joint.
She also carefully chose her words when asked this week by a reporter about her choice to freeze her eggs and whether her “fiancé was supportive of it.”
“All of my loved ones have been very supportive,” she said.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on her fiancé's reaction to her decision to freeze her eggs and go public with the process on Instagram. AOC announced the news of her engagement in 2022. pic.twitter.com/66ZXZZUuhG
Breakup rumors have spread among the Democrat party, with one insider speculating that they split because of her ambitions to seek higher office.
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Other Dem sources pointed out that Ocasio-Cortez hasn’t worn a ring for some time and that Roberts hasn’t been in the congresswoman’s House financial disclosures for years, having last been listed for an August 2022 trip to Italy.
The Bronx and Queens rep referred to him as a “spouse” for that junket so the two could have some food and lodging expenses covered as gifts.
They also appeared together at the coveted Met Gala — where she sported her infamous “Tax the Rich” dress, which garnered significant scrutiny from the House Ethics Committee in a report issued last year. Roberts scored a free ticket to the $35,000-per-person Big Apple event because he was considered her “spouse.”
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A four-year long ‘Engagement’ is the functional equivalent of a high-schooler going steady with a ‘Promise Ring’. Engaged? Awesome! When’s the wedding? A sad state of things when our ‘leaders’ so conduct themselves, but such is the democrat party.
AOC should have picked a Latino male. She would have had 3 kids by now.
Nope. Too alpha.
I am shocked that soy boy wimp I saw was even a candidate to knock her up.
Did not look like his preference
That little egg harvesting drama she posted was for him, to make him feel guilty or something.
If you aren't walking down the aisle 3 years after you meet someone cut bait and don't waste your time with a disinterested party.
Can’t blame him, she is getting a little long in the tooth.
Some men like 'em thick.
I’ll be interested only if she freezes them while they are still inside her...
Good point. Having her remain childless would certainly raise the IQs of the next generation of babies.
Why freeze them? The world will be burning up in under 5 years now, according to the genius.
Why is she freezing her eggs if she believes that the planet will be ‘gone’ in just a few years?
She doesn’t have the appeal to win any elections beyond her small congressional district in the Bronx (maybe a mayoral election), but she will likely be selected as a running mate for a dem presidential candidate in the future, which will elevate her way beyond what she would have been capable of on her own. Same as the kamala harris path.
Uh, maybe we should care because she is going to run for president in a few months? Just a thought.
She had NO money when she got engaged. Now she’s probably worth millions and doesn’t want to take a chance her boyfriend will get any of it.
“In other-words he was waiting for someone better to come along”
that guy?! No, he was hanging on for dear life, an albatross around her neck. Have you seen a picture of the guy? he looks like a young, red headed Jim Gaffagan. And I’m sure she’s multimillionaire by now. No, she’s probably looking for someone that can enhancer her “brand.”
I think you’re onto something there, about her motivations for the egg harvesting. She, in fact, might not even be aware of what you tuned into.
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