AOC defends 'Green New Deal' after Hickenlooper calls it 'distraction' during Dem debate
July 31, 2019 at 00:26 AM EDT
Far-left U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was apparently watching Tuesday's Democratic debate in Detroit because she responded via Twitter after former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper criticized her "Green New Deal" proposal, calling it a distraction.