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The congresswoman, who once was rewarded with her own prime-time documentary on CNN and a town hall on MSNBC’s prime time, descended on Munich recently in a clear signal she plans on running for president. And in a stunning-but-not-surprising moment to those who have been paying attention, the possible commander in chief was asked the following foreign policy question: 

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“Would and should the U.S. actually commit U.S. troops to defend Taiwan if China were to move?” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was asked. 

Her answer, per the official transcript: 

“Um, you know, I think that this is such a, you know, I think that this is a um — this is, of course, a, um, very long-standing, um, policy of the United States and I think what we are hoping for is that we want to make sure that we never get to that point, and we want to make sure that we are moving in all of our economic research and our global positions to avoid any such confrontation — and for that question to even arise,” she responded.

Needless to say, the U.S. would be in serious trouble if somehow this social media creation ascended to the Oval Office. This answer, which makes (installed) 2024 Democrat nominee Kamala Harris sound like Margaret Thatcher, is disqualifying. Watch it if you haven’t: This answer is no different than an unprepared sophomore struggling to reach a minimum time requirement on an oral exam, and the word painful is the only thing that comes to mind. 

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