Who is Enabling Trump? Amanda & (Our Next Pres?) Rep. Ro Khanna Name the Culprits and the Plan
4/21/202655 min
Amanda is joined by Congressman Ro Khanna for a no-spin, call-it-like-it-is conversation about the dumpster fire of Trump and Congress. We already know who Trump is. The more urgent question is—why is Congress too cowardly to do its job to stop him? Amanda and Rep. Khanna dig into: – How both parties are failing us; – The big, dark money that is shaping their cowardice; – Which Democratic leaders need to go; – The midterm election interference we know is coming (and the plan to combat it); – What gives Rep. Khanna hope about a new generation of leadership; and – Some exciting speculation about the 2028 Presidential campaign. This conversation is about moving past outrage and into action. What we demand. What we expect. And what must change. About Ro Khanna: A leader of action, courage and candor, Rep. Ro Khanna represents California’s 17th District and represents what is possible when an elected has a backbone and cares more about their duty than their next election. If you’ve been following my series here, and you listened to my show on the Billionaire class as the real American welfare queens, you will want to know about Rep. Khanna’s Make Billionaire’s Pay Their Fair Share Act with Senator Sanders. If you listened to my series walking through decades of depraved federal corruption protecting Epstein, you will know that it was Rep. Khanna’s dogged, intrepid resolve when everyone told him it was impossible, to pass his Epstein Transparency Act, together with Rep. Massie, which forced the administration to release files. If you listened to my episode on Jared Kushner and the real reasons we’re in an inane and inept war with Iran, you will want to know that Rep. Khanna sponsored a Bipartisan War Powers Resolution with Rep. Massie in an attempt to restrict unauthorized military action. He has taken on big oil for their lies about climate change and was crucial in bringing a coalition together to secure a $369 Billion climate investment. He is an advocate for oversight, anticorruption, transparency, and freeing elections from the scourge of big money influence. He puts his money where his mouth is: He cofounded the NO PAC Caucus and is one of only SEVEN out of 435 members of Congress who rejects all money from special interest PACs. And he brings the fight not only to actively complicit Republicans, but to Democrats who scream on social media but sit on their hands instead of doing what needs to be done. Follow We Can Do Hard Things on: Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/wecandohardthings
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First 90 secondsAmanda Doyle· Host0:00
Hello, my friend. Welcome back to We Can Do Hard Things. I'm so happy to be back with you on this series where we're pulling back the curtain and digging into the real story behind the stories bombarding us, and behind the reality we usually take for granted without questioning. I know I've been calling this series, "You're Not Gonna Believe This Bullshit," but I'm not sure that label is 100% correct. So let me know if you have any other ideas. DM me at AmandaFDoyle on Instagram. And thank you for reaching out with all of your ideas for future shows and for your responses to the show, both grateful and constructive. A special shout-out there to Danae for sharing ever so gently her sadness that I didn't cover the US atrocities in Laos in my review of the secret CIA-backed foreign interventions. Check out her work at Legacies of War. You've also shared so many brilliant ideas for going forward. Y'all are very smart and very wise, and I just love that we get to do this adult Schoolhouse of Rock type vibe together. So let's rock, because we've got a good, urgent one today. Okay, you know how it feels in your gut when your friend comes to you shocked and outraged and despairing to tell you that her boyfriend, who already cheated on her three times, has cheated on her for a fourth time? Now, you're probably a better person than I am, but that makes me feel ragey and exasperated because of course he did. That's exactly who he is. How many times