Let's Take AOC's Foreign Policy Vision Seriously
That's what she wants
AOC recently met with world leaders in Europe, and her trip contained a few gaffes. She stumbled through a question about Taiwan, incorrectly said that Venezuela is in the southern hemisphere, and said “trans-Pacific partnership” when she mean “trans-Atlantic”. The online response to those gaffes has basically been this:
The New York Times reports that AOC is frustrated that her slip-ups are distracting from her foreign policy message. I know how frustrating it can be to try to convey something important but have people fixate on a red herring; I once approached my neighbor to set up a curbside recycling program, and it’s like they didn’t hear anything I said after “Wow, your daughter’s really grown into her body!” So, let’s do what AOC is requesting and take the message that she conveyed on her trip seriously.
AOC articulated her foreign policy message in a series of panel discussions and a press release. I consumed all of that — which makes this a good time to remind you to please hit that “subscribe” button, folks! — and I think that this clip released by her campaign best captures her message:
