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LIZ PEEK: At Munich showdown AOC serves word salad as Rubio channels strength
Secretary of State Rubio earned well-deserved applause in Munich while Rep. Ocasio-Cortez showed she was not ready for prime time — not even close
By Liz Peek Fox News
Published February 17, 2026 5:00am EST
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AOC, Rubio spar over US foreign policy at global conference
Michael Allen, a former Bush-era national security official, joins 'Fox News Live' to discuss clashing viewpoints on international affairs at a conference in Munich, Germany, and the latest on tension with Iran.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and New York Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are both hopeful about becoming their party’s presidential nominee in 2028. They both have a shot. Odds-makers place the New York congresswoman second only to California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the race to be the Democratic nominee, while President Trump, asked whether Vice President JD Vance is his chosen successor, has more than once suggested that Rubio is also in the running.
Recently, both spoke at the Munich Security Conference. While Secretary of State Rubio earned well-deserved applause from policymakers at home and abroad for his speech, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez showed she was not ready for prime time — not even close.
In what may prove a preview of the presidential race two years from now, Rubio and Ocasio-Cortez squared off on geopolitics. For Rubio, the occasion was another opportunity to articulate President Trump’s foreign policy vision — one that embraces American leadership powered by a strong military, a forceful trade agenda, energy independence and a robust economy. And, as we have seen, the Trump White House is not shy about using that military.
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