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‘Doubling down on stupid’: Newsom, AOC, trash Trump at European summit as they raise 2028 profiles

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Two of President Donald Trump’s top Democratic critics are using appearances at a high-profile European gathering to blast the Republican president’s agenda and beef up their foreign policy chops on the world state ahead of possible 2028 White House runs.

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«Donald Trump is temporary,» California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday during a climate change discussion at the Munich Security Conference in Germany. «He’ll be gone in three years.»

And Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, during a town hall at the prestigious conference, pointed to Trump and charged, «We are seeing our presidential administration tear apart the transatlantic partnership, rip up every democratic norm.»

Newsom and Ocasio-Cortez are the most well known of a small group of potential Democratic presidential contenders using appearances in Munich to criticize Trump’s international agenda and offer a contrast to Vice President JD Vance, the perceived 2028 Republican front-runner, who delivered a scathing attack on Europe during his speech at the security forum last year.

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Vice President JD Vance gives a speech at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, Feb. 14, 2025.  (Leah Millis/Reuter)

The other Democrats with likely national ambitions making the rounds at the confab and meeting with international leaders are Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly of Arizona and Chris Murphy of Connecticut, and former Commerce Secretary. Gina Raimondo.

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Ocasio-Cortez pointed to her fellow Democrats in Munich and said, «I think many of us are here to say we are here, and we are ready for the next chapter, not to have the world turn to isolation, but to deepen our partnership … and increase our commitment to integrity to our values.»

At a second discussion later on Friday, Ocasio-Cortez argued that «the United States is very much in a compromised position compared to where we were five years ago. Our relationships with our allies are strained. Our commitment and demonstrated consistency on democratic values and human rights are also incredibly strained.»

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Newsom, who is speaking at his third major international conference in recent months, following appearances last month at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and late last year at a world climate conference in Brazil, hammered Trump over climate policy, arguing the president is «doubling down on stupid.»

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a session at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (Michael Probst/AP Photo)

«Never in the history of the United States of America has there been a more destructive president than the current occupant of the White House in Washington, D.C.,» Newsom charged. «Donald Trump is trying to turn back the clock.»

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The White House, responding to the criticism from Newsom and Ocasio-Cortez, argued in a statement to Fox News Digital that «Gavin Newscum and AOC should be fixing California and New York’s many problems, but instead, they are frolicking in Europe, where no one knows or cares who they are.»

Ocasio-Cortez, during the first of her two appearances at the conference, was asked by the town hall moderator, «When you run for president, are you going to impose a wealth tax or a billionaire’s tax?»

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 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., takes part in the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (Sven Hoppe /dpa via AP)

Responding with a laugh, the four-term federal lawmaker who has long advocated for significant tax increases on the ultra-wealthy to fund progressive initiatives then said, «We don’t have to wait for any one president to impose a wealth tax… That needs to be done expeditiously.»

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Matthew Bartlett, who served at the State Department during the first Trump administration, told Fox News Digital that «the regular foreign policy crowd is turning into something of a cattle call for 2028 as numerous Democrats take Munich to articulate their vision and try to develop some sort of foreign policy credential as the next presidential race is on the horizon.»

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And Terry Shumaker, who served as U.S. ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago during the Clinton administration, noted that the appearances in Munich by the potential candidates «gives them experience, confidence, and something to refer back to on the campaign trail when they’re asked about their foreign policy experience.»

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And Shumaker, a longtime New Hampshire-based attorney and Democratic Party activist, said it also signals to the world «that Trump is not a monolith. That there’s another side of the story in the United States.»

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El abogado de la premio Nobel de la Paz Narges Mohammadi denunció el “traslado forzoso” y agresiones contra la activista

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La Premio Nobel de la Paz Narges Mohammadi (EFE)

La Premio Nobel de la Paz iraní Narges Mohammadi fue trasladada de manera irregular desde el centro de detención de seguridad de Mashad a otra ciudad, según denunció su abogado, Mostafa Nili, quien también reportó agresiones contra la activista.

El letrado señaló que el martes de la semana pasada, a las 4 de la madrugada, Mohammadi fue sacada del centro de detención de Mashad, cuidad al este de Teherán. Aunque le informaron que sería llevada a la capital del país, esa misma tarde fue trasladada a la prisión de Zanjan, en el noroeste del país.

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Nili indicó que el “traslado forzoso” contraviene las leyes vigentes, incluida la Ley de Procedimiento Penal, y que se enteró de la situación por una llamada telefónica de la propia Mohammadi.

Durante la conversación, la activista denunció agresiones durante su arresto e interrogatorios, incluyendo golpes en la cabeza que le provocaron mareos y visión borrosa.

“Las marcas de moretones y los fuertes golpes infligidos en su cuerpo aún permanecen”, advirtió Nili, quien alertó sobre los “graves riesgos” para la salud de Mohammadi si continúa detenida, ya que fue liberada en diciembre de 2024 precisamente por problemas de salud.

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Mohammadi fue arrestada de manera violenta el 12 de diciembre junto a otros activistas en una ceremonia fúnebre en Mashad. La semana pasada fue condenada a siete años y medio de prisión por cargos de conspiración y propaganda contra el régimen iraní, en la décima sentencia en su contra desde 2021.

Su marido, Taghi Rahmani, advirtió sobre el deterioro de su salud y recordó que fue hospitalizada tras realizar una huelga de hambre de seis días.

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El abogado de la premio Nobel de la Paz Narges Mohammadi denunció el “traslado forzoso” de la activista (Europa Press)

La sentencia se produjo tras las protestas que sacudieron Irán en diciembre y enero, originadas por la caída del rial y que derivaron en manifestaciones contra la República Islámica, sofocadas por una brutal represión de la Guardia Revolucionaria.

El régimen de Irán reconoce 3.117 muertes en ese contexto, mientras la ONG opositora HRANA, con sede en Estados Unidos, sitúa la cifra en 7.010 y continúa verificando más de 11.700 posibles fallecimientos, además de 53.800 arrestos.

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Mohammadi, galardonada con el Nobel de la Paz en 2023, fue arrestada en trece ocasiones y condenada en diez, aunque siguió denunciando violaciones de derechos humanos en Irán, incluidas la pena de muerte y la violencia contra las mujeres que no usan el velo islámico.

Desde el ámbito internacional, el Comité Noruego del Nobel pidió la liberación inmediata de la activista iraní el miércoles pasado. La defensora de los derechos de las mujeres de 53 años lleva tres décadas luchando por los derechos civiles frente al régimen.

El Comité está horrorizado por estos actos y reitera que el encarcelamiento de Mohammadi es arbitrario e injusto. Su único ‘delito’ es el ejercicio pacífico de sus derechos fundamentales —libertad de expresión, asociación y reunión— en defensa de la igualdad de la mujer y la dignidad humana”, señaló el Comité.

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La institución realizó un “llamamiento urgente” a las autoridades iraníes para que liberen a Mohammadi “de manera inmediata e incondicional” y le brinden acceso a “atención médica independiente y profesional”. Además, instó a Teherán a liberar a todos los presos políticos y de conciencia detenidos por ejercer sus derechos legítimos.

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El Comité Noruego denunció amenazas, abuso y un trato «degradante» contra la activista iraní Narges Mohammadi (Europa Press)

Por su parte, el Servicio de Acción Exterior de la Unión Europea (UE) señaló que los cargos contra Narges Mohammadi derivan exclusivamente de sus actividades pacíficas en defensa de los derechos humanos. La declaración oficial subrayó que la activista debería poder expresarse y ejercer su labor legítima sin enfrentar riesgos de encarcelamiento o represalias.

El bloque europeo pidió a las autoridades iraníes su liberación inmediata e incondicional, y remarcó la gravedad de su estado de salud, recordando las obligaciones legales internacionales de Irán.

Según los tratados internacionales suscritos por la República Islámica, incluido el Pacto Internacional de Derechos Civiles y Políticos, Irán tiene la responsabilidad legal de garantizar la libertad de expresión, asociación y reunión pacífica. La UE instó también a la liberación de todas las personas detenidas por ejercer estos derechos, incluidas aquellas arrestadas durante las recientes protestas.

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El comunicado de la UE exhortó a las autoridades iraníes a respetar el debido proceso y a garantizar juicios justos para todos los afectados.

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Familiares de presos políticos inician huelga de hambre en Venezuela: la esposa de Nahuel Gallo le reclamó su libertad a Delcy Rodríguez

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Molestos por la decisión del Parlamento de Venezuela de prorrogar una semana más el tratamiento de la Ley de Amnistía para terminar de liberar a los presos políticos del régimen de Nicolás Maduro, familiares de los detenidos iniciaron sábado una huelga de hambre en Caracas para reclamar más excarcelaciones.

Si bien durante la madrugada fueron excarcelados 17 presos políticos de los calabozos de la Policía Nacional, un grupo de diez familiares decidió llevar adelante la protesta luego de que no se cumplieran los plazos anunciados por la gestión de la presidenta interina, Delcy Rodríguez.

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Es que su hermano, el presidente de la Asamblea Nacional, Jorge Rodríguez, había dicho a principios de febrero que en la semana que pasó iban a ser liberados «todos los presos políticos».

En Caracas, diez mujeres usando tapabocas se acostaron en línea con la lista de sus nombres escrita a mano en la entrada de Zona 7, donde acampan familias desde hace más de un mes, para pedir celeridad en la salida de prisión de sus familiares como parte de un proceso de liberaciones que la presidenta encargada Delcy Rodríguez anunció el 8 de enero, bajo fuertes presiones de Washington.

En medio de esa protesta, la presidenta Rodríguez usó la red social X para felicitar a un equipo de beisbol, el deporte más popular del país, por un triunfo en un partido de anoche en Caracas. Y, ese posteo, fue aprovechado desde Argentina por la esposa de Nahuel Gallo para reiterar su reclamo por su liberación.

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La venezolana María Alexandra Gómez, quien reclama la liberación de su marido, un gendarme catamarqueño que fue atrapado hace dos años cuando ingresó al país para visitar a su familia durante las Fiestas de Fin de Año, le estampó como respuesta a la funcionaria su pedido y le recordó que desde hace «433 días lo han tenido en Desaparición Forzada en el Rodeo 1″.

«BASTA dejen de fingir que no pasa nada», cerró su mensaje Gómez desde Buenos Aires, donde espera junto a su hijo el regreso de Gallo.

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En tanto, los familiares de otros presos políticos que comparten su reclamo en Caracas explicaron que con la huelga de hambre que iniciaron hoy exigen «que ya se concrete y sea real la liberación de todos». «Es justo, es justo. Ya tenemos muchísimo tiempo en esto», dijo a la agencia AFP Evelin Quiaro, 46 años, madre de uno de los detenidos y funcionaria del servicio de migración.

Su hijo de 30 años está detenido desde noviembre de 2025, acusado de terrorismo, asociación para delinquir y financiamiento al terrorismo.

Entre los excarcelados este sábado se encuentra José Elías Torres, secretario general de la Confederación de Trabajadores de Venezuela (CTV), preso desde noviembre sin orden judicial, informó en X el Comité por la Libertad de los Presos Políticos.

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Desde que el 3 de enero Nicolás Maduro fue sacado del país por una intervención militar estadounidense, Delcy Rodríguez actúa como presidenta a cargo y propuso una ley de amnistía el 30 de enero.

Pero, en el Parlamento local la discusión final para su aprobación se ha aplazado dos veces. La última fue el jueves cuando se dispuso posponer la discusión una semana más para que los diputados se pongan de acuerdo si abarcará los 27 años del chavismo o si estará acotada a un período determinado. La próxima sesión está prevista para el jueves 19 de febrero.

Rodríguez, quien era vicepresidenta de Maduro, asumió funciones de forma temporal y en las últimas semanas llevó adelante una agenda de acuerdos petroleros y excarcelaciones de presos políticos, al tiempo que ha dado un vuelco en la relación con Estados Unidos, rota desde 2019.

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De acuerdo con la ONG Foro Penal, desde el 8 de enero 431 presos políticos han obtenido libertad condicional y 644 permanecen aún en prisión.


«Lo que estamos pidiendo con esto es que ya sean liberados todos, como se nos prometió», indica por su parte otra huelguista, Sachare Torrez, de 23 años.

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Catholics, conservatives cheer ouster of ex-Miss California from WH religious panel after hijacking hearing

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The Trump administration swiftly removed Carrie Prejen Boller, a former Miss California winner, from a White House religious council amid accusations she worked to «hijack» a hearing on antisemitism, earning applause from religious leaders and conservatives. 

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«Carrie Prejean was thrown off the Religious Liberty Commission, and thank God,» a former Trump White House official told Fox News Digital in reaction to the ouster. «These commissions exist to advance the President’s agenda, not to serve as a personal Jew-hating platform.» 

Prejean Boller was ousted from the White House Religious Liberty Commission after she worked to «hijack a hearing» held Monday regarding antisemitism in the U.S. to promote her «own personal and political agenda on any issue,» according to chair of the commission, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. 

Prejean Boller is the 2009 Miss California USA winner who was stripped of her crown over allegations of breaching contract. She gained nationwide attention in 2009 for speaking out against legalizing gay marriage from the pageant’s stage. 

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Trump owned the Miss Universe Organization at the time and defended Prejean Boller, then Carrie Prejean. 

Carrie Prejean Boller was removed from a White House religious council amid accusations she «hijacked» a hearing on antisemitism.  (Steve Marcus/Reuters)

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Trump established the religious liberty commission in May via an executive order directing the Department of Justice to provide support to the newly formed body focused on upholding «Federal laws that protect all citizens’ full participation in a pluralistic democracy, and protect the free exercise of religion.»

The commission held a hearing Monday at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., on combating antisemitism and upholding religious freedom, where Prejean Boller wore a Palestinian flag pin and got into tense exchanges. 

Prejean Boller converted to Catholicism from evangelical Christianity in April and invoked her Catholic faith in comments rejecting Zionism during the hearing. 

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«I am a Catholic, and Catholics don’t embrace Zionism,» she said. 

Catholic League President Bill Donohue swiftly called for her ouster in an opinion piece published on his organization’s website, underscoring that she did not represent Catholics in her remarks. 

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«Prejean Boller is a former Miss California and a convert to Catholicism,» he wrote Wednesday. «She does not run a Catholic organization, has no Catholic credentials as an author or instructor, and indeed represents no one but herself. For her to say, without qualification, that ‘Catholics do not embrace Zionism,’ is presumptuous and arrogant.»

«Zionism is a movement that promotes Jewish self-determination in a homeland,» he said. «There are millions of Catholics like myself who, even if they do not identify themselves as Zionists, recognize the Jewish state of Israel. Prejean Boller apparently does not—she is more comfortable showing up at the Religious Liberty Commission wearing a Palestinian flag pin. So telling.» 

Shawn Carney, president and CEO of 40 Days for Life pro-life group, added in comment to Fox Digital that her «claim that Catholics are against Jews is absurd.»

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«This division is a recent fad and an online invention,» Carney said. «For centuries, Catholics have understood that Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of the Davidic kingdom and that our faith comes from the Jews. Catholic teaching holds that the Church is the fulfillment of the promises of the Old Covenant. To suddenly claim that Catholics are against Jews is absurd — it is a modern, internet-based error.» 

He added that Trump has a very strong track record of hiring and appointing Catholics to his administration, noting «no president in modern history has done more to protect religious liberty for both Catholics and Jews.»

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US President Donald Trump bows his head in prayer during the National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC on February 5, 2026. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

At one point, Prejean Boller got into a heated exchange with Shabbos Kestenbaum, a former Harvard student who sued the university over its response to antisemitism.

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«Are you willing to condemn what Israel has done in Gaza?» Prejean Boller asked Kestenbaum during the hearing. «You won’t condemn that? Just on the record.»

She also defended Candace Owens when pressed by Babylon Bee Founder and CEO Seth Dillon if the commentator had ever made antisemitic remarks. 

«Do you think anything Candace has said is antisemitic?» he asked her, after referring to Owens as one of the «most famous antisemites» in the current political landscape. 

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«No, I don’t,» Prejean Boller replied.

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Donald Trump, when he was the owner of the Miss Universe Organization, poses with Miss California USA, Carrie Prejean on May 12, 2009.  (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

The former Trump White House official continued in comment to Fox Digital that backing Israel has long been a priority for President Donald Trump. 

«President Donald Trump has been clear for decades that he stands proudly with the Jewish people and with America’s closest ally, Israel,» the former official said. «Supporting Israel and standing with Jewish Americans is not just morally right, it is America First.» 

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«President Trump delivered historic victories for the Jewish people. He recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moved the U.S. Embassy there. He recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. He brokered the Abraham Accords and reshaped the Middle East. He kept his promise to bring every last hostage home and made clear that antisemitism at home will be confronted head on, including holding universities accountable when Jewish students are targeted.»

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Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz criticized Carrie Prejean Boller for her remarks at a hearing on antisemitism on Feb. 9, 2026.  (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Conservatives and others on social media celebrated her ouster while condemning her remarks at the hearing. 

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«The only one who brought up Zionism at the event was … Carrie Prejean Boller,» account Bonchie posted. «Classic grifter play happening here. Cause a scene of her own making, claim to be the victim, profit. A story as old as time.»

«Whatever you think of the rest of Carrie Prejean Boller’s views, wearing a Palestinian flag to a hearing on religious liberty is disgraceful,» president of WorldStrat information warfare firm and chief editor of the Middle East Forum Jim Hanson posted. 

Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz said that while he does not personally know Prejean Boller, what he saw of her actions was «just sad.»

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«There are 57 Muslim countries on earth; this poor thing has been deluded into thinking that the fact that Israel exists — in the promised land given to the Jewish people thousands of years ago by Jehovah — is somehow the source of all her troubles.» he wrote.  «And no, Catholics don’t hate Israel. As Charlie Kirk said repeatedly, antisemitism is a brain rot, and someone has been pouring this poison into her head.»

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Patrick said he personally made the decision to remove her, while Prejean Boller responded on X that only the president could order her removal. 

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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in July 2024

Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick serves as the chair of the White House Religious Liberty Commission. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle)

«You did not appoint me to the Commission, and you lack authority to remove me from it,» Prejean Boller wrote on X in response to Patrick. «This is a gross overstepping of your role and leads me to believe you are acting in alignment with a Zionist political framework that hijacked the hearing, rather than in defense of religious liberty.» 

Cruz shot back on X: «Let’s be clear: it was President Trump who fired her.»

The former Miss California has continued to stick by her remarks, saying she «will never bend the knee to the state of Israel. Ever.»

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«Christians have been manipulated into believing that God blesses bombing, starvation, and mass killing,» Prejean posted to X. «That is the opposite of Christ, who came to stand with the suffering and confront power. I reject that lie completely. I am not owned by money, donors, or access. I belong to Christ alone who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. I would rather die than bend the knee to Israel.»

Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for additional comment on the matter Thursday, and attempted to reach Prejean Boller Friday for comment. 

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