Trump torches 'stupid' AOC’s Munich showing, tees up fresh fight with progressive Democrats

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President Donald Trump turned up the heat on progressive Democrats during his public remarks Thursday, including slamming New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her "horrible" efforts at diplomacy during the Munich Security Conference. "Her performance was horrible," Trump told the media aboard Air Force One on the way to an event in Rome, Georgia, Thursday. "I was surprised, actually. I didn't know she was stupid." Ocasio-Cortez joined the Munich Security Conference last weekend, and faced criticisms for a handful of "sputtering" and "embarrassing" responses, including when she was asked, "Would and should the U.S. actually commit U.S. troops to defend Taiwan if China were to move?" The progressive New York Democrat delivered an answer that included a handful of pauses, punctuated by repeatedly saying "uhm." BUTTIGIEG, NEWSOM, AOC TOP THREE IN NEW 2028 POLL IN KEY PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY STATE She ultimately answered: "This is, of course, a very long-standing 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." Vice President JD Vance called the response "embarrassing," while social media corticis compared it to " Kamala cringe " or that she " SELF-DESTRUCTED " with her answer. Ocasio-Cortez is seen as a potential 2028 presidential contender, with Trump's sharp critique of the left-wing Democrat lawmaker setting a tone for potential future campaign attacks. Ocasio-Cortez made a point to downplay 2028 speculation during the security conference. She said she joined the forum that attracts hundreds of world leaders, business titans and celebrities "not because I’m running for president, not because I’ve made some kind of decision about a horse race or a candidacy, but because we need to sound the alarm bells that a lot of thos…