commentary In Munich, Ocasio-Cortez trips over unanswerable question, while Rubio lulls Europeans with smooth-criminal talk Published February 22, 2026 10:30AM (EST) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., at the Munich Security Conference, Feb. 13, 2026. (Marijan Murat/picture alliance via Getty Images) It’s reasonable to suggest that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should have been better prepared for a question about