
AOC hit with social media backlash after appearing to struggle with question about US defending Taiwan
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attended the Munich Security Conference Friday where she was asked whether the U.S. should commit troops to defending Taiwan from China.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., takes part in the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (Sven Hoppe /DPA) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, takes part in the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 13, 2026. (Sven Hoppe/Picture Alliance)
"Um, you know, I think that this is such a, you know, I think that this is a um — this is, of course, a, um, very long-standing, um, policy of the United States and I think what we are hoping for is that we want to make sure that we never get to that point, and we want to make sure that we are moving in all of our economic research and our global positions to avoid any such confrontation — and for that question to even arise," she responded.













