{"id":2629133,"date":"2026-07-13T13:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ro-khanna-is-very-important-explains-ro-khanna\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T13:06:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:06:57","slug":"ro-khanna-is-very-important-explains-ro-khanna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ro-khanna-is-very-important-explains-ro-khanna\/","title":{"rendered":"Ro Khanna Is Very Important, Explains Ro Khanna"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fro-khanna-is-very-important-explains-ro-khanna%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2629133&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article critiques Silicon Valley Congressman Ro Khanna&#8217;s recent provocative actions in Israel, where he was detained briefly in a staged incident that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-are-woefully-out-marketed-by-liberals-its-time-to-level-up\/\" title=\"Conservatives Are Woefully Out-Marketed By Liberals. It...s Time to Level Up.\">drew media attention<\/a>. Khanna portrayed himself as a meaningful political figure, claiming Israel&#8217;s military overstepped by detaining him and suggesting that this was a mistake. The piece dismisses Khanna&#8217;s self-importance and compares his actions to a performative stunt aimed at elevating his profile, especially as he seeks national recognition by connecting himself to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-healey-shrugs-off-illegal-border-crosser-who-raped-teen-things-will-happen\/\" title=\"Governor Healey dismisses seriousness of teenage rape by illegal border crosser: &quot;Things will happen\">broader political narratives<\/a>, such as presidential ambitions. It describes Khanna as a politician adept at shifting identities-presenting as a centrist at home and adopting more leftist stances for political gain. The article also criticizes his tendency to use controversy and victimhood for self-promotion, portraying him as a manipulative figure who pretends to stand for certain values while primarily seeking power. it portrays Khanna as a self-promoting politician engaging in attention-grabbing acts to enhance his fame.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The circus is coming to town.<\/p>\n<p>In yet another example of all the worst things in America starting in California, the Silicon Valley congressman Ro Khanna \u2013 a Democrat, in case it was at all necessary to mention that part \u2013\u00a0is making sure that he\u2019s all over the news. In the latest non-development, Khanna was \u201cdetained\u201d in Israel last week. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Israeli settlers, brandishing American made M4s, detained me &#038; other Americans on my trip to Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>When the IDF arrived, they sided with the settlers &#038; continued our detention.<\/p>\n<p>They made a huge mistake.<\/p>\n<p>You will be hearing more soon. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rZw8bRAn64\">https:\/\/t.co\/rZw8bRAn64<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4z50Ye4I7K\">pic.twitter.com\/4z50Ye4I7K<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/2075934812334915801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Khanna was \u201cdetained\u201d the same way the California Sen. Alex Padilla was \u201cdetained\u201d when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o8okH42ZSG0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">put on a show<\/a> at a Kristi Noem press conference: He staged a look-at-me, drawing attention, after which he briefly got a little attention before being sent on his way.<\/p>\n<p>As The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/R443E#selection-4185.0-4185.308\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">put it<\/a>: \u201cIn a statement on Saturday, a spokesperson for the Israeli military said that it had received a report of Israeli civilians unlawfully blocking the vehicles of foreign nationals and members of the news media near the village on Wednesday. Troops were dispatched and reopened the road, the spokesperson said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Khanna entered an area <em>in a foreign country<\/em> where his presence made people nervous, and they stopped him. Then some soldiers came and reopened the road, and then they told him to go away and he did, totally unharmed. Ask yourself what would happen if a foreign legislator, showing up from France or Peru, made a display of himself on the access road to Fort Benning, then told everyone that he was very important because he\u2019s an elected official. Shut up, dork. <\/p>\n<p>Khanna now argues that \u201cIsrael\u2019s military does not have the right to detain us,\u201d granting himself authority over another country\u2019s troops. A Democrat from California decides what authority the IDF has in their own country. Again, imagine our hypothetical French legislator announcing that the American military has exceeded its authority by detaining him in America. You\u2019re not from there, is the thing. You don\u2019t have to love Israel to see this point.<\/p>\n<p>Brace yourself, because Khanna explained that Israel had made a major mistake by crossing a <em>very important man<\/em>: \u201cFree advice to the Israelis: It\u2019s not a good idea to detain long-shot presidential candidates,\u201d\u00a0he told the <em>Times<\/em>. This was the purpose of the whole stunt, prominently connecting the name Ro Khanna with the phrase \u201cpresidential candidates\u201d in the establishment newsletter. He\u2019s self-elevating, marketing his brand. You can bet that he\u2019ll stage some more <em>confrontations<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Further declaring his importance, Khanna helpfully explained that everyone\u2019s absolutely obsessed with him. \u201cIn the past few weeks, I have been attacked by Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the Netanyahu government for standing up for my values,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/2076483494587347392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a> on X. \u201cJudge me by my enemies.\u201d It\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/sliwainsights.com\/saul-alinskys-12-rules-for-radicals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saul Alinsky 101<\/a>, routine activist <a href=\"https:\/\/harbormentalhealth.com\/2025\/10\/31\/darvo-manipulation-how-to-spot-and-protect-yourself\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DARVO<\/a>: Poke someone, and get them to tell you to stop, then make their reaction the story. See how [person I poked] can\u2019t stop attacking me? Why are you so obsessed with me, poke poke poke.<\/p>\n<p>Khanna is a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/06\/24\/the-disingenuous-schemer-ro-khanna-is-a-model-democrat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shapeshifter and a grifter<\/a> of the highest order, entering Congress in the alleged form of a centrist and then tacking left as he reads the national mood and tries to turn into the thing that gets him more power and status. He\u2019s one of those politicians who turns into whoever he\u2019s talking to: I\u2019m a careful centrist, he says to a dining room full of CEO donors, then walks into another room and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/podcast\/politics\/ro-khanna-next-left\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declares<\/a> that he\u2019s a far-left class warrior. <\/p>\n<p>The liberal magazine Mother Jones meant to praise Khanna in 2017 when they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2017\/06\/can-this-berniecrat-congressman-win-silicon-valley-over-to-his-progressive-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> that he had pulled a \u201cdaring Trojan horse maneuver.\u201d Here\u2019s how clever he is, they said: \u201cHe\u2019d established a reputation in his district as a business-friendly centrist, ousted liberal incumbent Rep. Mike Honda in the state\u2019s top-two election system in November with the backing of wealthy techies, and then quickly repositioned himself to Honda\u2019s left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He pretends to be one thing to get power and then turns into another thing once he has it, and isn\u2019t that <em>smart<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p>Khanna just tried to ride the Graham Platner train to national fame, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/07\/the-cost-of-khannas-platner-alliance-00988512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">didn\u2019t work out for him<\/a>. He\u2019ll be shopping for some new schtick, and we\u2019ll all have to endure the stupid headlines. Very dramatic things are about to happen to Ro Khanna, I inform you with a heavy sigh, and he\u2019s going to be all over the news. Just imagine how important all of this is going to be.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Chris Bray is a senior correspondent at The Federalist and a former infantry sergeant in the U.S. Army. He has a history PhD from the University of California Los Angeles, not that it did him any good. He also posts on Substack, at &#8220;Tell Me How This Ends,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/chrisbray.substack.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ro Khanna makes headlines amid Israel incident<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2086,"featured_media":2629134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/idf-ro.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651],"tags":[5408,11965,35147,5894,32530],"class_list":["post-2629133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","tag-congressman","tag-explanation","tag-importance","tag-politics","tag-ro-khanna"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/idf-ro.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2086"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2629133"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2629141,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629133\/revisions\/2629141"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2629134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2629133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2629133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2629133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}