Overview
- At the Munich Security Conference, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for a return to a rules-based order and warned that President Donald Trump’s approach risks an “age of authoritarianism.”
- She framed a foreign policy rooted in diplomacy as the first resort and tighter limits on military intervention, a stance her adviser Matt Duss described as a working-class perspective tied to her domestic priorities.
- Ocasio-Cortez participated in a panel on populism and was set for a second discussion on the future of U.S. foreign policy, using the platform to critique the administration’s break with transatlantic norms.
- Pressed about a 2028 presidential bid, she declined to answer directly and argued a wealth tax should not wait for any one president; she said her congressional office covered her travel.
- The forum has drawn several Democrats testing 2028 messages, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said “Donald Trump is temporary” and planned to sign a California-Ukraine partnership, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio led the administration’s delegation.