Venezuela sits just above the equator, but that didn’t stop the Democratic socialist — who majored in international relations at Boston University — from making the embarrassing gaffe while speaking at a Technical University of Berlin panel Sunday.
AOC lampooned for claiming Venezuela is below equator — while trying to show off foreign policy chops
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February 16, 2026
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