From her “um-uh” answer over defending Taiwan to her poor historical knowledge of cowboys, the socialist Democrat was blasted relentlessly after making her much-hyped debut on the world stage at the Munich Security Conference.
What made her performance worse is news outlets, such as The Washington Post, had high hopes for the Democrat and possible presidential candidate in 2028. A preview headline at the Post said Ocasio-Cortez was “poised” to deliver a “clashing” vision of U.S. global leadership versus Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
At the event, Rubio was praised for giving a poised and measured address to Europe’s leaders about the history, and future, of Western Civilization. In front of her own audience, the congresswoman mocked Rubio for his “Western culture” speech. She also mocked him after Rubio correctly stated American cowboys can be traced to Spain.
“My favorite part is when he said American cowboys came from Spain,” the Democrat, laughing about Rubio, told a conference audience. “I believe the Mexicans, and descendants of African slaves, would like to have a word.”
In social media posts, the Democrat was reminded that Spanish cowboys, or vaqueros, introduced horses to Mexico in the 1500s.
'Clearly' not a foreign policy expert
Reacting to Ocasio-Cortez versus Rubio, “The Five” co-host Greg Gutfeld said Americans incorrectly see some equal political fight between two political parties.
“Once you step outside the country, that equality evaporates,” Gutfeld observed, likening it to two guys playing the “Call of Duty” video game but only one of them is a combat veteran.
“That’s what happens to the Dems when they leave the house, and they venture outside, and they know nothing,” Gutfeld said.
During a heated discussion on CNN about her performance, political analyst Ana Navarro said it took a lot of “courage” for Ocasio-Cortez to attend the event.
“She’s not a foreign policy expert,” Navarro said.
“Clearly,” Kevin O’Leary, the “Shark Tank” star, sarcastically replied.
Media analyst Nicholas Fondacaro, of the Media Research Center, told AFN the worse example was at The New York Times. That’s because a Times reporter, Kellen Browning, admitted in an X post the congresswoman called him demanding an article to defend herself.
"Everyone’s got this story wrong, that this is about me running for president," she told the Times reporter.
The real focus, the socialist told the Times, should be that "global democracies are on fire the world over."
“Of course it's another infamous ‘conservative's pounce’ narrative,” Fondacaro said of the Times article.
The more appropriate headline, Fondacaro counters, is “Bartender turned member of Congress was out of her element.”
