What Democrats Got Wrong & What They Can Learn from Trump | Ro Khanna

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Feb 13, 2025

Ro Khanna, a progressive Congressman from California, discusses the Democratic Party's current stance, emphasizing its drift towards defending the status quo. He critiques offshoring's impact on the working class and Elon Musk's fiscal transparency efforts. The conversation tackles the party's focus on social issues over economic priorities and the complexities of education policy, including school choice. Khanna advocates for open debate around gender identity and critiques the political dysfunction affecting campaign financing and economic disparities.

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Democrats Defending Status Quo

The Democratic Party has become the party of defending institutions and the status quo.
This is a mistake, as people are angry at the current state of the country.

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Disagreement with Musk on Constitutionality

Ro Khanna supports Elon Musk's efforts to expose wasteful spending, but they disagree on the constitutionality of pausing government payments without congressional approval.
Khanna believes Musk should work with Congress to address these issues.

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Congress's Power of the Purse

Ro Khanna argues that Congress has the power of the purse.
He believes that unilateral decisions by the executive branch on spending are unconstitutional and will be challenged in the Supreme Court.

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Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks to Ro Khanna about why Democrats have become the party of defending institutions and the status quo; how offshoring has hurt the working class; why Elon Musk’s efforts to expose wasteful government spending is misguided; concerns over the constitutionality of pausing government payments without congressional approval; the importance of transparency and upholding the power of the purse; and whether radical measures are needed to fix government corruption and inefficiency; the importance of open debate and resisting cancel culture; agreements and disagreements on trade, tariffs, and industrial policy, including overlap with Trump’s views; the discussion on the Department of Education’s role and federal funding in public schools; and differing perspectives on school choice versus public education; the Democratic Party’s focus on gender and race issues; why gender identity should be a personal choice and not a matter of government intervention; how to handle transgender athletes in sports; and much more.

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