{"id":2570058,"date":"2026-02-14T21:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T02:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aocs-latest-word-salad-answer-on-taiwan-puts-even-kamala-harris-to-shame\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T21:27:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T02:27:17","slug":"aocs-latest-word-salad-answer-on-taiwan-puts-even-kamala-harris-to-shame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aocs-latest-word-salad-answer-on-taiwan-puts-even-kamala-harris-to-shame\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC&#8217;s Latest Word-Salad Answer on Taiwan Puts Even Kamala Harris to Shame"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faocs-latest-word-salad-answer-on-taiwan-puts-even-kamala-harris-to-shame%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2570058&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The piece reports on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s remarks at the Munich Security conference, focusing on her hedged answer to whether the United states would commit troops to defend Taiwan if China acted. Her response, described as long-winded and unclear, sparked mockery on social media.<\/p>\n<p>It also covers her follow-up assertion that unconditional U.S. aid to Israel \u201cenabled a genocide in Gaza,\u201d and her call for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-demand-full-funding-for-israeli-security-aid\/\" title=\"Law...rs Demand Full Funding for Israeli Security ...\">conditioning aid<\/a> under Leahy laws due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-say-meena-harris-social-media-posts-could-interfere-with-u-s-diplomacy-with-india\/\" title=\"Officials say Meena Harris social media posts could interfere with U.S. diplomacy with India\">human rights concerns<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The article presents strong reactions from critics, including Tom Gross, who accused her of antisemitism, and John Fetterman, who said there was no genocide in Gaza and defended Israel\u2019s existential wartime context. Supporters and other commentators are cited as well, highlighting a broader partisan debate over U.S. foreign policy, Israel, gaza, and defense commitments in Asia.<\/p>\n<p>the report emphasizes the controversy and polarized commentary surrounding Ocasio-cortez\u2019s statements at the conference and their implications for U.S. foreign policy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spewed a dose of Kamala Harris-worthy word salad Friday as she tried to show her world affairs chops at the Munich Security Conference.<\/p>\n<p>During a town hall-style event, Ocasio-Cortez was asked, &ldquo;Would and should the U.S. actually commit U.S. troops to defend Taiwan if China were to move?&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/aoc-hit-social-media-backlash-after-appearing-struggle-question-about-us-defending-taiwan\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Um, you know, I think that this is such a, you know, I think that this is a um &mdash; this is, of course, a, um, very long-standing, um, policy of the United States,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Harris-esque word salad. Which is no surprise to anyone who has paid attention. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HuzZL99cUY\">https:\/\/t.co\/HuzZL99cUY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/varadmehta\/status\/2022481223529144514?\">February 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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 &mdash; and for that question to even arise,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Mockery ensued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Without a script and preprogrammed talking points AOC is an exposed lifeboat at sea. Please run for president in 2028. You&rsquo;ll make Kamala look like a savant. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wepnb9WhiC\">https:\/\/t.co\/Wepnb9WhiC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Fund (@johnfund) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnfund\/status\/2022447342289346780?\">February 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But no one was joking over her allegations that American support of Israel led to genocide in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that, personally, that the idea of completely&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/foreign-policy\/aid\">unconditional aid<\/a>, no matter what one does, does not make sense,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it enabled a genocide in Gaza. And I think that we have thousands of women and children dead that don&rsquo;t, that was completely avoidable,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And, so, I believe that enforcement of our own laws through the Leahy laws, which requires conditioning aid in any circumstance, when you see <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >gross human rights violations<\/a>, is appropriate,&rdquo; she continued, referring to a package of laws that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-has-no-plan-to-keep-cash-out-of-talibans-hands-gop-lawmakers-say\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Has No Plan to Keep Cash Out of Taliban\u2019s Hands, GOP Law...rs Say\">ban foreign aid<\/a> to government committing human rights violations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC?\">@AOC<\/a>) isn&rsquo;t just an ignoramus.<\/p>\n<p>She&rsquo;s dangerous because she has the support of a larger group of ignoramuses.<\/p>\n<p>For her, on German soil, to declare <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Israel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Israel<\/a> guilty of &ldquo;genocide&rdquo; is beyond obscene.<\/p>\n<p>Should be disqualifying for her political ambitions. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/itRoeRitud\">pic.twitter.com\/itRoeRitud<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Harris (@DavidHarrisNY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidHarrisNY\/status\/2022750564317094273?\">February 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The comment led Tom Gross, an expert on international affairs, to fire back, saying, &ldquo;AOC has flown all the way to Munich &mdash; infamous as the city in which Hitler staged his Nazi Beer Hall Putsch that marked the beginning of the road to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/topic\/holocaust\">the Holocaust<\/a> &mdash; in order to smear the Jewish people further with a phony genocide allegation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Such preposterous allegations of &lsquo;genocide&rsquo; form the bedrock of modern antisemitic incitement against Jews in the U.S. and globally. This shocking ignorance and insensitivity by Ocasio-Cortez should rule her out of any potential presidential bid or other high office,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania said Ocasio-Cortez did not know what she was talking about, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/john-fetterman-slams-anti-israel-rot-democratic-party-rejects-aoc-claims-gaza-genocide\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was never any genocide in Gaza, absolutely, and there shouldn&rsquo;t ever be any conditions for aid for Israel, because they were in an existential war,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s part of the problem with the very anti-Israel part of my party,&rdquo; he noted, adding there is &ldquo;a rot in my party&rdquo; supporting pro-Hamas activists.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman noted that Ocasio-Cortez is far more willing to attack Israel than Iran, which perpetrates far more human rights abuses.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why is she so eager to criticize and find a way to criticize Israel? 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