CNN’s Scott Jennings did not hesitate in criticizing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her painfully poor performances in Munich at the security conference.
Jennings also praised Marco Rubio for his comments, which have since gone viral.
If AOC went to Munich as a kind of audition for the presidency, she failed. It’s hard to remember a time when someone faceplanted harder than she did.
In the excerpt below, Jennings says:
“Look, this Munich Security Conference has driven home the fact that we have only one mature political party in the United States right now, and that is the Republican Party.
Marco Rubio gave the speech of his life there. He set out a clear foreign policy vision that defends Western values and Western civilization. And the smartest Democrat there, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has shit her bed. Okay, she wants to be president, she wants to run for office, and she’s one of the most popular Democrats, and she gave one of the most embarrassing performances you could possibly do.”
Watch the clip below:
This conference in Munich made it clear: America currently has only one mature political party, and that is the Republican Party.
Marco Rubio just gave the speech of his life.
Dems sent their “brightest” into AOC and they DESTROYED THE BED in front of the world. pic.twitter.com/GbTXKqysSG
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) February 17, 2026
Jennings is not alone in this. Many people are piling on AOC for her lackluster performance.
On FOX News, Tyrus said her political career is over.
🚨 NEW: Fox’s @PlanetTyrus predicts AOC’s “political career is over” after that “terrible, terrible” cringe-inducing foreign policy word salad. “No one would take her seriously as a candidate.”
“She went there completely knowing she was going to be on the world stage?!” adds… pic.twitter.com/6ffKP3dZz3
— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) February 16, 2026
Mark Halperin wondered why she even started criticizing her for using a poorly remembered answer.
🚨NEW: @MarkHalperin about AOC’s “MAJOR SCREW-UP” at the Munich conference:
“I think giving AOC a spot could go down as one of the biggest mistakes she ever made if she wanted to be president.”@DailyCaller pic.twitter.com/I6NlLld4pO
— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) February 16, 2026
AOC isn’t ready for primetime yet. She may have really hurt herself by attending this event. She came across as a stuttering fool.
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