AOC hit with social media backlash after appearing to struggle with question about US defending Taiwan
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., sparked social media backlash Friday after appearing to struggle with a journalist's question about whether the United States should commit troops to defend Taiwan against a potential Chinese invasion.
While speaking during a town hall at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, Ocasio-Cortez was asked: "Would and should the U.S. actually commit U.S. troops to defend Taiwan if China were to move?"
"Um, you know, I think that this is such a, you know...