AOC slammed by liberal critics for ‘not great’ Munich ‘stumbles’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) drew criticism from even moderate and liberal commentators for her gaffes at the Munich Security Conference over the weekend.

Ocasio-Cortez, who attended the conference on Friday, made several statements that went viral because they showed the House “Squad” member struggling to answer foreign policy questions or leveling controversial accusations against other nations.

One example of this was when Ocasio-Cortez criticized the Trump administration for arresting the country’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro, while claiming that Venezuela was “below the equator.”

“This is not a statement about who Maduro is as a leader. He canceled the elections. He was an anti-democratic leader. This does not mean that we can kidnap a president and engage in acts of war just because the country is below the equator,” Ocasio-Cortez said. he said.

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AOC’s Venezuela comments were the latest in what more liberal critics claim is an embarrassing outing for the potential 2028 presidential candidate.

Semaphore writer David Weigel wrote of

“Whoever convinced AOC that she had successfully completed her coursework and was now ready to give public book reports on foreign policy should really be looking for another line of work, unless the goal was to sabotage her. In which case: congratulations on a job well done,” independent journalist Glenn Greenwald wrote.

Political analyst Mark Halperin spoke about Ocasio-Cortez’s comments on the issue 2 Way podcast Monday, he called them “one of the biggest mistakes he’s ever made.”

“I think featuring AOC could go down in history as one of the biggest mistakes he ever made if he wanted to be president,” Halperin said.

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He added, “It would take a huge failure for the New York Times to break its story about AOC, I think they said it was a ‘stumble’ or something. It must have been a really bad stumble.”

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez drew ridicule for tripping over a question about whether the United States would commit to sending troops to defend Taiwan. (image alliance via Marijan Murat/Getty Images)

Halperin was referring to this article: New York Times On Friday, Ocasio-Cortez allegedly brought a “working class vision” to the conference “with some stumbles.” Although the article largely praised Ocasio-Cortez’s remarks, it added that she “at times struggled to formulate concise answers,” especially when it came to whether the United States would commit to defending Taiwan.

“Um, you know, I think it’s a, um, of course, a very longstanding policy of the United States,” Ocasio-Cortez said before finally answering the question.

Washington Post The editorial board was more critical of Ocasio-Cortez on Monday, writing that she was “deeply exposed as she tries to inject the politics of class war into foreign policy.”

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“His message to his European audience, in short, was this: The West is very bad, but the US and Europe must still remain allies. He said the US enabled genocide in Gaza and that President Donald Trump sees Latin America as America’s sandbox. He used conspiratorial language about corporations and oligarchs controlling governments and dictating global affairs to the detriment of the world’s poor people. This made him sound more like a university professor than someone who runs foreign policy,” the editorial board said. wrote.

Various comments from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) also went viral over the weekend. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Former CNN correspondent Chris Cillizza was also one of those who criticized this situation. Called Ocasio-Cortez’s response “not very good” X on Friday and doubled down on a comment pointing out that Ocasio-Cortez is not secretary of defense or secretary of state.

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Cillizza wrote to X: “I agree. But he wants to run for president. He sounds like me when I’m not reading in class and the professor calls me.”

Fox News Digital has reached out to Ocasio-Cortez’s office for comment.