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Breaking Points·News & PoliticsTrump MELTS DOWN Over Ro Khanna Fox News Hits
TL;DR
Trump attacked Ro Khanna on Truth Social after Khanna exposed Trump's China trip as a betrayal of working-class promises on Fox News.
Key Points
- 1.Trump's meltdown was triggered by Khanna's Fox News appearances challenging his working-class credentials. Trump posted calling Khanna a 'sleazy radical left congressman' and demanding Fox hosts be tougher, notably never attacking Khanna over Epstein.
- 2.Khanna's strategy is to deliberately appear on Fox News to reach Trump voters. He argues that going on MSNBC or liberal podcasts doesn't rattle Trump, but hitting issues that could hurt him with his base does.
- 3.Khanna called Trump's China trip 'shameful' and a betrayal of his core campaign promises. He argued Trump ran on protecting manufacturing jobs but is now taking Wall Street and Silicon Valley billionaires to China to cut deals that will offshore American jobs.
- 4.Khanna cited two broken Trump promises: no new wars and protecting the working class. Trump got into a war with Iran, which is driving up food, fertilizer, and gas prices, while blocking Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.
- 5.The Thomas Massie primary race in Kentucky is framed as a test of whether independent action in Congress is viable. Massie is winning voters under 50 by 30 points but losing older voters by 30, making turnout decisive; Khanna says a Massie loss will chill independent action across both parties.
- 6.Khanna defended cross-partisan coalitions with MTG while maintaining progressive values on social issues. He acknowledged MTG faced genuine threats — including threats to her life from the MAGA base — that far exceed the political risks he personally faces.
- 7.Khanna faces his own primary challenger, Ethan Ungger, backed by Silicon Valley billionaires angry over his proposed 5% wealth tax. The tax would apply to those worth over $20 billion, generating funding for California healthcare coverage for two million people.
- 8.Khanna endorsed Tom Steyer for California governor over Javier Becerra. Steyer supports single-payer healthcare, a billionaire tax, and has criticized aid to Israel, while Becerra is backed by big oil and refuses to back single-payer.
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