Rep. Ro Khanna weighs in on AOC

May 15, 2026

Progressives are split over whether to team up with right-wing figures like Marjorie Taylor Greene on the Iran war and Epstein files, a fight that matters because these coalitions are the main check on Trump right now.

  • Trump openly said the Iran strikes are for Israel and Gulf states, not the US, and Marjorie Taylor Greene called him out for it.
  • AOC said she will not work with Greene, calling her a bigot and saying the left should not align with white nationalists.
  • Ro Khanna pushed back, saying cross-party coalitions are the only way to stop the Iran war and force Epstein file transparency.
  • Khanna noted the Epstein bill would have failed without Greene, Massie, Boebert, and Mace risking their seats to defy Trump.
  • He compared it to Martin Luther King working with Lyndon Johnson, who was privately racist, to pass the Civil Rights Act.

Outlook: Expect more progressive-right team-ups on war and corruption votes, with Thomas Massie facing a $35 million Trump-backed primary challenge on Tuesday.

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