RUSH TRANSCRIPT Us now ░░░░░░░░ democratic congressman Ro Khanna ░░░░░░░░ thanks so much for ░░░░░░░░ time this afternoon We ░░░░░░░░ do appreciate it I ░░░░░░░░ that you have repeatedly ░░░░░░░░ said about the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ that the old guard ░░░░░░░░ t cutting it Do ░░░░░░░░ think it s helpful ░░░░░░░░ former President Biden to ░░░░░░░░ speaking right now Well ░░░░░░░░ s a former president ░░░░░░░░ certainly can speak and ░░░░░░░░ he ll speak out ░░░░░░░░ due process of the ░░░░░░░░ What the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ doing is unconscionable By ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court by ░░░░░░░░ doing anything to bring ░░░░░░░░ back I mean they ░░░░░░░░ abrego to El Salvador ░░░░░░░░ this prison It s ░░░░░░░░ that abrego was abducted ░░░░░░░░ El Salvador They need ░░░░░░░░ direct El Salvador to ░░░░░░░░ him And so who ░░░░░░░░ you say is the ░░░░░░░░ of the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ now Well the leader ░░░░░░░░ the House of Representatives ░░░░░░░░ Hakeem Jeffries And he ░░░░░░░░ be the next speaker ░░░░░░░░ the House He s ░░░░░░░░ Is the voice of ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party Like is ░░░░░░░░ who the Democrats should ░░░░░░░░ rallying around pushing forward ░░░░░░░░ s who should be ░░░░░░░░ the message Well I ░░░░░░░░ we ve got a ░░░░░░░░ new generation of talent ░░░░░░░░ who are speaking out ░░░░░░░░ economic issues I gave ░░░░░░░░ speech in cleveland on ░░░░░░░░ patriotism our vision of ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ prosperity and manufacturing back ░░░░░░░░ the country But the ░░░░░░░░ urgent issue is to ░░░░░░░░ up against the attacks ░░░░░░░░ the rule of law ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution on universities ░░░░░░░░ then to make sure ░░░░░░░░ we elect Hakeem Jeffries ░░░░░░░░ of the House So ░░░░░░░░ have one check on ░░░░░░░░ Trump s unconstitutional actions ░░░░░░░░ you think in terms ░░░░░░░░ just political strategy obviously ░░░░░░░░ all have a lot ░░░░░░░░ priorities I hear you ░░░░░░░░ what you re trying ░░░░░░░░ do but in terms ░░░░░░░░ political strategy is that ░░░░░░░░ one getting the house ░░░░░░░░ in the in the ░░░░░░░░ Well I think step ░░░░░░░░ is to stand up ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution We have ░░░░░░░░ in this country who ░░░░░░░░ getting knocks on doors ░░░░░░░░ police who are not ░░░░░░░░ due process Some of ░░░░░░░░ deported some of them ░░░░░░░░ to an El Salvador ░░░░░░░░ where they re potentially ░░░░░░░░ tortured And that needs ░░░░░░░░ stop You have the ░░░░░░░░ Court 9 to 0 ░░░░░░░░ that this is Unconstitutional ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration needs ░░░░░░░░ facilitate the return This ░░░░░░░░ a huge crisis and ░░░░░░░░ think every Democrat needs ░░░░░░░░ be speaking out about ░░░░░░░░ Democrats need to be ░░░░░░░░ up for president Garver ░░░░░░░░ Harvard university who had ░░░░░░░░ courage to stand up ░░░░░░░░ the administration s basic ░░░░░░░░ of freedom of speech ░░░░░░░░ we have an immediate ░░░░░░░░ right now which is ░░░░░░░░ up for the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ that politically yes building ░░░░░░░░ Hakeem Jeffries speaker is ░░░░░░░░ But right now we ░░░░░░░░ a very immediate fight ░░░░░░░░ I know you appeared ░░░░░░░░ senator Bernie Sanders and ░░░░░░░░ colleague Alexandria Ocasio Cortez ░░░░░░░░ the weekend They have ░░░░░░░░ going around the country ░░░░░░░░ are you confident that ░░░░░░░░ message that the three ░░░░░░░░ you are putting out ░░░░░░░░ right now is the ░░░░░░░░ one for the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ for the country Well ░░░░░░░░ message they re putting ░░░░░░░░ is pretty simple that ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t have billionaires ░░░░░░░░ unlimited money to buy ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ pretty bipartisan message I ░░░░░░░░ we shouldn t have ░░░░░░░░ billionaires spend 250 million ░░░░░░░░ send Trump back to ░░░░░░░░ White House We shouldn ░░░░░░░░ have billionaires on our ░░░░░░░░ get the money out ░░░░░░░░ politics and super pacs ░░░░░░░░ that we shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ having tax breaks for ░░░░░░░░ or the very wealthy ░░░░░░░░ cutting Medicaid cutting Social ░░░░░░░░ offices That is a ░░░░░░░░ message that I think ░░░░░░░░ Americans will agree with ░░░░░░░░ respectfully sir they knew ░░░░░░░░ they elected Trump that ░░░░░░░░ Musk a billionaire had ░░░░░░░░ a lot of money ░░░░░░░░ get him elected That ░░░░░░░░ all very much out ░░░░░░░░ Do you think that ░░░░░░░░ really is going to ░░░░░░░░ with people They didn ░░░░░░░░ like it even back ░░░░░░░░ All the billionaire spending ░░░░░░░░ both sides But what ░░░░░░░░ really hurt is they ░░░░░░░░ t expect Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ become the second most ░░░░░░░░ person to be handed ░░░░░░░░ keys And the cuts ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid I ve been ░░░░░░░░ there in these town ░░░░░░░░ in rural California and ░░░░░░░░ with people really talking ░░░░░░░░ how this is going ░░░░░░░░ impact their lives their ░░░░░░░░ lives their parents lives ░░░░░░░░ don t like the ░░░░░░░░ in education They don ░░░░░░░░ like food stamps being ░░░░░░░░ And that is something ░░░░░░░░ really has angered people ░░░░░░░░ this country And you ░░░░░░░░ you re another one ░░░░░░░░ your colleagues this one ░░░░░░░░ California congresswoman Laura friedman ░░░░░░░░ a town hall last ░░░░░░░░ And one of the ░░░░░░░░ she received was from ░░░░░░░░ constituents was what is ░░░░░░░░ plan to resist That ░░░░░░░░ the question I just ░░░░░░░░ to listen to how ░░░░░░░░ answered that The plan ░░░░░░░░ to keep fighting in ░░░░░░░░ courts because that is ░░░░░░░░ best road to getting ░░░░░░░░ because this administration is ░░░░░░░░ and what they are ░░░░░░░░ is illegal and it ░░░░░░░░ up to the courts ░░░░░░░░ draw that line Do ░░░░░░░░ agree with her Well ░░░░░░░░ courts are one avenue ░░░░░░░░ it s not enough ░░░░░░░░ m at Yale law ░░░░░░░░ today Where I m ░░░░░░░░ you from calling out ░░░░░░░░ Vance who went here ░░░░░░░░ was urging the administration ░░░░░░░░ defy the courts I ░░░░░░░░ they re currently defying ░░░░░░░░ court order asking them ░░░░░░░░ facilitate the return of ░░░░░░░░ One of the things ░░░░░░░░ d like the House ░░░░░░░░ Representatives to do is ░░░░░░░░ a bipartisan resolution saying ░░░░░░░░ the administration should uphold ░░░░░░░░ follow court orders The ░░░░░░░░ thing we need to ░░░░░░░░ doing is going out ░░░░░░░░ red districts and explaining ░░░░░░░░ this administration is doing ░░░░░░░░ terms of the cuts ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid and food stamps ░░░░░░░░ getting people to to ░░░░░░░░ out so that we ░░░░░░░░ have some Republicans speak ░░░░░░░░ But we need to ░░░░░░░░ out there mobilizing and ░░░░░░░░ the stakes Yes the ░░░░░░░░ have a role to ░░░░░░░░ but American history rarely ░░░░░░░░ moved forward just by ░░░░░░░░ on the courts And ░░░░░░░░ re out there You ░░░░░░░░ you re in you ░░░░░░░░ in Connecticut right now ░░░░░░░░ to people at Yale ░░░░░░░░ were in Ohio Are ░░░░░░░░ maybe considering running for ░░░░░░░░ No Right now I ░░░░░░░░ calling out the major ░░░░░░░░ challenge that we have ░░░░░░░░ have an administration that ░░░░░░░░ basically openly defying court ░░░░░░░░ where the vice president ░░░░░░░░ said the vice president ░░░░░░░░ said that the president ░░░░░░░░ tell the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ ve ruled Now tell ░░░░░░░░ how you re going ░░░░░░░░ enforce it That s ░░░░░░░░ in American history Why ░░░░░░░░ court needs to direct ░░░░░░░░ Trump to tell El ░░░░░░░░ that they need to ░░░░░░░░ back the person that ░░░░░░░░ sent there And then ░░░░░░░░ we ve got an ░░░░░░░░ that s calling universities ░░░░░░░░ enemy Universities are the ░░░░░░░░ asset that America has ░░░░░░░░ of them They re ░░░░░░░░ them the enemy They ░░░░░░░░ threatening to cut Harvard ░░░░░░░░ funding if the academics ░░░░░░░░ the scholars aren t ░░░░░░░░ line with what the ░░░░░░░░ believes They re asking ░░░░░░░░ audits of the decision ░░░░░░░░ every student who s ░░░░░░░░ there whether they get ░░░░░░░░ or not and accountability ░░░░░░░░ to the Harvard admissions ░░░░░░░░ but to Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ it s scary what ░░░░░░░░ going on in this ░░░░░░░░ We need to make ░░░░░░░░ that the American public knows