Ben Shapiro challenged Ocasio-Cortez to a debate and offered her campaign $10,000 if she participated.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 14th District, compared social media efforts by Ben Shapiro to a catcaller.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shot back at a conservative commentator on Twitter Thursday, comparing his invitation to debate him with a solicitation from a catcaller on the street.
“I don’t owe a response to unsolicited requests from men with bad intentions,” Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 14th District, wrote. “And also like catcalling, for some reason they feel entitled to one.”
Her comments came after Ben Shapiro, a conservative commentator, challenged Ocasio-Cortez to a debate and offered her campaign $10,000 if she participated. Shapiro, called a “ provocative gladiator” by The New York Times, has embraced deeply conservative views and built his image as a millennial firebrand.
“Miss Ocasio-Cortez, I’m really excited that you’ve been elevated to that position and I would love to have a real conversation with you about the issues,” Shapiro said in a video invitation on Twitter. “You’ve noted that you think Republicans are afraid to debate you or talk to you or discuss the issues with you. Not only am I eager to discuss the issues with you, I’m willing to offer $10,000 to your campaign today for you to come on our Sunday special.”
Shapiro fired back at Ocasio-Cortez following her tweet on Thursday, saying “slandering someone as a sexist catcaller without reason or evidence does demonstrate cowardice and bad intent.”
“I’m sure your media sycophants will eat it up,” he concluded.
Ocasio-Cortez, 28, won a stunning victory over 10-term incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in the Democratic primary in June. She’s campaigned on several major progressive promises, including “ Medicare for all” and the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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