All Hell Breaks Loose After US Congressman Detained By Allies, Trump Silent

Jennifer Welch· Host0:00

[upbeat music] All right, joining me on IHIP News is Congressman Ro Khanna, who represents California's 17th Congressional District. Congressman, you traveled to the West Bank last week and were detained by Israeli settlers. Let's pop up your tweet about this. You say, "Israeli settlers brandishing American-made M4s detained me and other Americans on my trip to Palestine. When the IDF arrived, they sided with the settlers and continued our detention. They made a huge mistake. You will be hearing more soon." I think that soon is now, Congressman. What happened?

Ro Khanna· Guest0:41

We were, uh, at Zanuta Village. Uh, it's a village that Yanon Levy, an extremist settler, and his g- group had destroyed, burnt to the ground. And we were looking at an elementary school that had been totally demolished. It is a place where, uh, other members of Congress actually had been six months ago, Congressman Casten, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro. And while we're there and I was taking some photographs, suddenly I hear, "Ro, Ro, get in the van." I thought we were late to our next, uh, e- engagement. I get into the van with three other Americans, some Palestinians, some Israelis, and we're surrounded by these vigilantes, 21, 22-year-olds, one with a M4, uh, another with a weapon. Uh, they're circling our van. They had parked