"Would and should the U.S. actually commit U.S. troops to defend Taiwan if China were to move? You know, I think that this is such a, you know, I think that this is a, a, this is, of course, a very longstanding, um, policy of the United States. And I think what we are hoping for is that we want to make sure we never get to that point."
"Critics are torching AOC for this word salad flub on a basic foreign policy question."
"Remember, this is a rank-and-file member of Congress. We can't compare that to the secretary of state that really does need to come with a solid answer of what are you doing right now, Carlucci said. AOC is saying, Look, while Marco Rubio might be sending a Hallmark card to Europe, the Democrats are talking about a real security plan of how we'll govern going forward and keep our allies safe and keep them close."
Ayishah Hasnie aired a clip of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez answering a question about whether the U.S. would commit troops to defend Taiwan, and characterized the response as a "word salad" flub. Ocasio-Cortez spoke with long pauses, hedging and emphasizing a longstanding U.S. policy and the goal of avoiding escalation. Hasnie criticized the answer as unprepared and lacking a strategic plan. David Carlucci defended Ocasio-Cortez as a rank-and-file member who can be more reserved than cabinet-level officials and said Democrats focus on a substantive security plan while Republicans emphasize rhetoric.
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