Ilhan Omar makes ‘#MeToo’ joke to Democratic presidential candidate offering to debate AOC

The phrase “no means no” was popularized as part of the “#MeToo” movement, which began in 2017. Delaney asked Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday for a second time to debate him.

“At a minimum, we have to be tolerant of different views on achieving the same goal: universal healthcare. That’s why I responded to @aoc tweet with a debate offer. This isn’t about slogans – people’s lives are at stake. We need debates and the truth,” Delaney said after Ocasio-Cortez rejected his initial debate offer.

“Lord no,” Corbin Trent, the New York Democrat’s communications director, said in response to Delaney’s inital offer. “I think she’s said her piece.”

Trent said that Ocasio-Cortez, despite declining the offer, would “continue engaging in the debate around healthcare.”

The row between the two Democrats began when Delaney gave a speech at the California Democratic Convention, where he slammed Medicare for all.

“Medicare for all may sound good but it’s actually not good policy nor is it good politics,” the presidential hopeful said.

Ocasio-Cortez then responded Saturday on Twitter by calling for Delaney to drop out of the race.

“Since there’s so many people running for President (& not enough for Senate), instead of obsessing over who‘s a ‘frontrunner,’ maybe we can start w some general eliminations. This awful, untrue line got boo’ed for a full minute. John Delaney, thank you but please sashay away,” she said.

Delaney responded Sunday with his initial debate offer.

“Hey @AOC, we have the same goal, universal healthcare for everyone, we just have different ways of getting there. Healthcare is the #1 issue for voters, so let’s debate the way forward. Any show of your choosing. Healthcare is too important for tweets, we need real discussion,” he said.

Delaney is one of two dozen Democrats running in the presidential primary race. He is polling at 0.4% in the RealClearPolitics polling average.