Following Donald Trump’s ceasefire announcement between Iran and Israel, Mehdi Hasan sits down with California House Democrat Ro Khanna in front of a live audience at Washington, DC restaurant Busboys and Poets to answer tough questions. How did we get here? How is Congress standing up to Trump?
Mehdi pushes Khanna on the Democratic party. Khanna says that Democrats are “too afraid of offending” people and that it’s “undeniable” that AIPAC has “too much” over colleagues in Congress. The DC audience didn’t pull any punches, either. Audience members pressed Khanna on Democrats’ hypocrisy, Khanna’s war power resolution, whether he believes Israel has nuclear weapons, and US funding to Ukraine.
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Watch the full video to hear Khanna explain why he voted against Trump’s impeachment, break down what the “Ro Khanna” cycle meme means, and hear his response to Mehdi asking if some Democratic members of Congress are racist towards Palestinians.
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Chapters
0:00 War Powers Resolution
6:27 Problem with Democrats
11:55 AIPAC and Lobbying
15:00 Reaching Across Aisle?
17:47 Ro Khanna for President?
19:00 Audience Questions
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"beating around the bush" and "Palestine" being "the 'P' word" is a wild way to call Ro Khanna and the rest of the Democrats pussies.
e don't have control of our government AIPAC dose
❤❤❤❤ great News
Schumer neds to be bashed and Ro Khanna defending him is not a good look.
At least Ro Khanna is calling out the illegal strikes against Iran while in the middle of talks.
Big no, on this guy. He's a big advocate for the Abundance Agenda, a policy that completely ignores the corrupt oligarchy problem that's the real cause of our sad state.
The Dems should NOT have kicked David Hogg out!!!!!🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 He would have helped get rid of the "do nothing Dems"!
What's with the quality of the video?
Mehdi Taqiyya again.
Very poor sound
Mehdi is ass kissing the oligarchy. Mehdi KNOWS that Ro Khanna is an investor in Pantir, who provides AI software for the Israeli military, but refuses to hold Ro Khanna accountable. Shameful.
spineless cowards knee bending ro needs to be voted out, he’s a liar and grifter vote his a$$ out
Totally sounds like Medea Benjamin of CODEPINK at 22:40 with the two questions!
Not sold on Ro. He seems to want to be everything for everyone
Every member of congress should be given the book by Israeli historian Ilan Pappe called Ten Myths About Israel. You may not change the stubborn ones but the open minded ones who want truth will be more willing to question why we give this unconditional aid to an apartheid, genocidal, land grabbing regime.
Zeteo, Israeli's are threatening to bomb US, nuke US and assassination of Donald Trump on Twitter, is there any investigation? Oh they have terror cells in Us and threatening US. Wtf. Why is this not a news and any precautions taken? Take care guys.
The problem with Ro is he’s two-faced, and likes to play both sides. He says he wants all these great progressive policies and agrees with many of the things the Left is attempting to do, all while sucking up to billionaires and crypto bros and investing in the very corporations he’s claiming he wants to regulate.
his shouting tells me this guy is all about nothing at all.
I've had it up to my neck with this pathetic pretense that the Democrats are the small-d democracy Party but they fail to speak and act when they should because they are too polite and clubby. They are the Party of the Establishment and the Oligarchy.
The Israel lobby is deeply entwined with the Establishment. I feel bad about saying that because of the holocaust in Europe. But it needs to be said because of the holocaust in Gaza. Also because it's true.
(And yes, the Republicans are also a Party of the Oligarchy. They are the D-team and the R-team in the Oligarchy Games)
So to answer the first question asked, the Democratic party is never going to change, it's too corrupt and complicit in the status quo, obviously profitable for the politicians in the party.
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Bad place to have conversation 👎
Wow he says good stuff. Wow it's hard to hear because the sound quality is atrocious
Ask Mehdi why he can't get you a decent mic
Bro the audio 😭
Ro khana voted against impeachment, he plays the games. I hate that about him.
Ro had so much potential, but like most career politicians he got sucked into the oligarchy vortex and lost his spine.
Sad what has happen to him.
Dems Are JEALOUS Pres TRUMP Succeeded 110% On IRAN Policy! ❤👍
The US government is literally just a highend brothel house and the MSM news outlets are the pimps. Period!
Mehdi… you really need to do better than Ro Khanna he's so two-faced. I can't believe anything he said here it felt so performative.
Ro Ro Ro the boat gently the fxxk away from me…. Pehnchoda
Trust God when you pray it works. He said all we need to do is ask in prayers. My testimony spans from penury to $47,000 monthly, and you stayand doubt that he doesn't answer prayers. Make that altar now and spend time there. A change is on the way. Amen!!!
Lower the gain on the mics.
Khanna's consultants told him that Democratic voters want some actual opposition, tough rhetoric and not civility and decorum, they are very angry so Khanna is soft pedaling some anger and tough talk without any meaningful follow through.
Bad audio
Which one is MEHDI???
Both look similar🤔
👂👂👂
Sorry, te sound is too bad, I cannot listten to all of it – sounds interesting
Obama ran against the Iraq War because he wasn’t in the Senate when they voted on it. AFTER HE GOT TO THE SENATE, he voted for every Iraq War funding bill that came up for a vote UNTIL he started running for President in 2008, then he started voting against them. He never OPPOSED Iraq, he just said and did what he needed politically to get lazy-minded people to vote for him.
The Deep State is not a fairytale 👀
Can barely hear what is being said 😢