"Questioned about whether the United States should send troops to defend Taiwan if China invaded the island, she stalled for roughly 20 seconds before offering a substantive response. I think that, uh, this is such a, a you know, I think that this is a, um this is of course, a, uh, a very longstanding, um, policy of the United States, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said, before saying that the country should try to avoid reaching that point with China in the first place."
"It takes a major screw-up for The New York Times to put in their story about AOC that she had, I think they said it was a stumble or something. Had to be a really bad stumble. Yeah, and I will say, and again, I'm gonna talk about this at great length on Next Up, you cannot go to these things having gone to tutorial, and have a briefing book, and memorize your answers."
Mark Halperin warned that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's hesitant answer about whether the United States should send troops to defend Taiwan could damage her presidential prospects. At the Munich Security Conference, Ocasio-Cortez paused for roughly 20 seconds before delivering a cautious reply emphasizing avoidance of conflict and noting longstanding U.S. policy. The New York Times characterized the exchange as a stumble. Halperin argued that the hesitation reflected a lack of deeply held conviction on Taiwan, criticized reliance on memorized talking points, and suggested that major party voters and leaders are unlikely to support a nominee who cannot answer such foreign-policy questions confidently.
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