Ro Khanna defends building cross-party coalitions with figures like Marjorie Taylor Greene, framing it as pragmatic progress on war and accountability rather than an endorsement.

• AOC said she does not trust MTG, calling her a bigot and anti-semite, and questioned her intent on Gaza issues.
• Khanna says he cares about votes, not intent, and points to MTG, Tucker Carlson, and Tom Massie shifting the right against blind support for Israel.
• He credits MTG, Massie, Boebert, and Mace for the critical votes that pushed the Epstein files bill through.
• On Iran, he says MTG and Carlson called a strike on Iran a war crime, which helped block wider war pressure from Trump.
• Khanna insists he has not softened on progressive values, citing his votes against Laken Riley and his support for trans rights.

Outlook: Expect more friction inside the Democratic Party over whether to accept right-wing allies on antiwar and anti-corruption votes.