Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Calls Out GOP 'Rhetoric' After Ohio Group Calls Her a 'Domestic Terrorist'—'This Puts me in Danger'

New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has warned Republicans that their "uncalled-for rhetoric" could endanger her life after an Ohio group branded her a "domestic terrorist" in a fundraising email this week.

"This puts me in danger every time," Ocasio-Cortez said, as she shared a copy of a fundraising letter by the Ohio College Republican Federation, sent out under the subject line: "AOC is a domestic terrorist," using the popular acronym for the New York representative's name.

"Almost every time this uncalled-for rhetoric gets blasted by [conservative groups] we get a spike in death threats to refer to Capitol Police," Ocasio-Cortez said.

"Multiple people have been arrested trying to harm me, Ilhan [Omar], & others," she said. "What's it going to take to stop?" the 29-year-old asked, tagging the GOP's Twitter account.

The fundraising email, which was highlighted on Twitter by Center for Public Integrity federal politics editor Dave Levinthal, appeared to be penned by Tom Ferrall, the chairman of the group.

The letter starts with Ferrall claiming that his fellow college students are "brainwashed on a daily basis by Marxist professors who hate America and capitalism."

"My fellow students often tell me that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a 'role model' and that America should be more like socialist Europe. We need your help to stop the brainwashing!" Ferrall writes.

Asking supporters for donations, Ferrall writes that "the College Republicans can have a huge influence on the upcoming elections."

"With your help, we can organize massive voter turnout for young people and the surrounding campus communities," he says. "Our plan is to educate and mobilize young conservatives and fight back against the 'social justice warriors'."

"We can build a massive volunteer army and take back academia!" he says. "Your vital contribution is needed to educate young people about conservative ideas and promote President Trump's agenda on college campuses."

After Ocasio-Cortez hit out at the email, the Ohio College Republican Federation issued a swift apology, writing that it "does not condone the unauthorized email sent out in our name."

"We apologize to Congresswoman Ocascio-Cortez for the use of unacceptable language in this email, and we do not approve of the message conveyed," the group said in a tweet.

It is unclear whether Ferrall will continue to hold his position as chairman. Newsweek has reached out to the group for further clarification.

Ocasio-Cortez's warning comes weeks after the New York representative was one of several politicians named on the hit list of a self-described white nationalist arrested earlier this year.

According to court documents shared by NPR, U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Christopher Hasson had amassed a cache of weapons and a hit list that included Ocasio-Cortez, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and several 2020 Democratic candidates, including Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker.

After media outlets reported the details of Ocasio-Cortez's new Washington, D.C. home on the same day that Hasson was arrested, the New York representative made clear that "this isn't a game," accusing journalists and critics of "reckless, irresponsible" behavior that "puts people directly in danger."