Rep Ocasio-Cortez Undercuts Global Stage Debut With Word-Salad Answer To Basic Foreign Policy Question
1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave a 40-second-long rambling response when asked Friday if the U.S. should send troops to protect Taiwan if China invaded the contested Asian island. Ocasio-Cortez, a…
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