AOC under fire for ‘train wreck’ weekend of gaffes and word salad in Germany

representative. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezNEW YORK, N.Y. — He’s being widely ridiculed for what one critic called an “absolute train wreck” over a weekend of mistakes while in Germany for the Munich Security Conference.

One of the leading voices in Democratic Party A rumored 2028 presidential candidate, Ocasio-Cortez has come under attack for several comments she made this weekend, including one in which she attempted to mock the Secretary of State. Marco Rubio For saying that American cowboy culture originated in Spain.

“My favorite part was when he said American cowboys came from Spain,” Ocasio-Cortez said with a laugh. “I think Mexicans and descendants of African enslaved people would like to have a say in this matter.”

Matt Whitlock, a GOP strategist, called Ocasio-Cortez’s presentation an “absolute train wreck,” calling it “talk about Nazis, Mexico, Spain, and the word ‘salad’ that I heard around the world in Taiwan.”

The Republican senator said, “Tell me that you know nothing about history without saying that you know nothing about history.” Ted Cruzwrote the Texas Republican.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, speaks during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2026. (Lisa Johansen/Reuters)

Political strategist Marco Freire responded, “I don’t understand why AOC is trying to rewrite this. It makes her look bad.”

“Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) is not just ignorant. She is dangerous because she has the support of a larger group of ignorant people,” wrote David Harris, an author specializing in anti-Semitism.

Harris took particular issue with the Ocasio-Cortez case Comment on the continuation of Israel Genocide in Gaza. Harris wrote that “for her, on German soil, to declare Israel guilty of ‘genocide’ is beyond outrageous” and “should be disqualifying for her political ambitions.”

OutKick founder Clay Travis compared Ocasio-Cortez’s answer on US policy toward Taiwan to that of a viral beauty pageant in 2007, joking: “Who gave the better answer to the foreign policy question: AOC or Miss South Carolina?”

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers a keynote address at the 62nd Munich Security Conference on February 14, 2026, in Munich, Germany. (Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Michigan Democrat and term-limited governor of a key Great Lakes state, has also been criticized.

Asked what victory would look like for Ukraine, Whitmer said Ocasio-Cortez and US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker, who sat with her on the committee, were “more immersed in foreign policy than any governor.”

Whitmer added: “I believe that Ukraine’s independence, maintaining its land mass, and obtaining the support of all allies is the goal.”

Ocasio-Cortez was also asked: “Should the United States send American troops to defend Taiwan then?” China Did we have to move?

The four-term lawmaker appeared to pause for nearly 20 seconds before suggesting the United States should try to avoid reaching a conflict with China over Taiwan.

“This is, of course, a long-term policy of the United States, and I think what we’re hoping for is that we want to make sure that we never get to that point, and we want to make sure that we move through all of our economic research and our global positions to avoid any such confrontation and even that question arises,” Ocasio-Cortez said.

Conservative journalist Eric Daughtry called the response “word power,” writing in capital letters that it had “self-destructed.”

Popular commentator Bennie Johnson also criticized Ocasio-Cortez for another comment in which she accused the Trump administration of kidnapping. Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro He claimed that Venezuela lies below the equator.

“AOC declares that we cannot arrest the leaders of countries like Venezuela because they are below the equator. Venezuela is not below the equator,” Johnson wrote.

“AOC has once again made a fool of itself on stage by saying we can’t arrest leaders like Maduro in Venezuela ‘just because the nation is south of the equator, and there is no Venezuela south of the equator,’” freelance journalist Nick Sortor wrote, adding, “Please run in 2028, AOC.”

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attends the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany on February 13. (Marijane Murad/Photo Alliance via Getty Images)

Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, commented on the

“Mindfulness is actually a mental virus,” he added.

Prominent Catholic leader Bishop Robert Barron also expressed concern about Ocasio-Cortez’s comments over the weekend. In a video released on

Barron said this “concerns me not only as someone who follows politics but as a bishop of the Catholic Church.”

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“Marx himself said the first critique was the critique of religion, and his political followers followed suit,” Baron said. “The first thing Marxist authoritarian regimes went after, in most cases, was religion. I’m a little concerned that some of these prominent figures in our politics are taking hold of a Marxist philosophy.”

“As a religious leader, this worries me a little bit,” he concluded. “Take a look, everyone, pay attention to the language, the way they tell us who they are and what they are aiming for, and I think this should be very worrying for everyone.”

Ocasio-Cortez’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.