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AOC’s Catastrophic Collapse + Rep. Andy Barr

Ruthless Podcast

Ruthless Podcast

Politics, News

4.75.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

AOC hits the Munich Security Conference and faceplants on foreign policy—so why is the media acting like it was a breakout moment? Is this the Democrats’ next presidential contender… or a kingmaker they’re trying to polish in real time? The fellas break down the Taiwan dodge, the Venezuela spin, the “global south” rhetoric, and the press running cover like it’s their full-time job. Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook connect the dots—and then pivot to the chaos back home. In this episode… AOC’s Munich meltdown and the 2028 implications Rubio’s contrast and the Western values fight Democrats shutting down DHS—who owns it? The media’s “just a few stumbles” spin cycle PLUS, OBAMA SAYS ALIENS ARE REAL… AND NOBODY FOLLOWS UP?! Special Guest: Congressman Andy Barr 🇺🇸 Why he’s running for Senate How he plans to win a tough GOP primary 🗳️ What Kentucky voters are actually talking about Why this race matters nationally Question of the Day: Can AOC actually win the White House? Why or why not? Drop it in the comments. Subscribe for new episodes every Tuesday, Thursday, and Fun Time Friday. Follow Ruthless on social for clips all week. And jump in the comments—we read them. #RuthlessPodcast #Ruthless #AOC #Munich #Politics #ForeignPolicy #MarcoRubio #DHS #ICE #AndyBarr #Kentucky #SenateRace #PoliticalPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

AOC is an interesting task case.

0:03.2

The Munich Security Conference was basically her coming out party on the world stage,

0:08.0

and boy, was it humiliating.

0:09.5

Look at this.

0:10.5

Would and should the U.S. actually commit U.S. troops to defend Taiwan?

0:16.0

You know, I think that this is such a, you know, I think that she has literally no idea what she's talking about.

0:28.1

We want to make sure that we are moving in all of our economic research and our global positions to avoid any such confrontation.

0:37.8

AOC has developed like a new strategy, and that is instead of answering the tough question,

0:42.7

you say, well, we're actually, we're never going to have to have that happen because we're going

0:48.3

to do things with the research and things to avoid that.

0:52.1

And it just becomes a disaster.

0:57.2

Let's talk about the cost of health insurance in America. United Health Group reported a profit of 12.1 billion in 2025,

1:03.8

while Americans from C to Shining C paid higher premiums were denied coverage or delayed treatments.

1:10.6

It's not fair. That's why Congress recently

1:14.7

held hearings with the CEOs, the big health insurance companies, at which Ways and Means

1:20.2

Chairman Jason Smith noted, the largest health companies are not just insurers. They're also

1:26.7

medical providers and pharmacies. They're also PBMs.

1:31.1

They are increasingly controlling every aspect of our health care system. President Trump recently

1:38.9

announced he would be calling a meeting of the health insurance CEOs to address higher health

1:44.0

insurance prices.

1:45.8

It's precisely the kind of action Americans need. To quote Congressman Smucker from Pennsylvania,

1:51.5

for health insurance companies, the margins are protected, but for patients, their experience is

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