Khanna hugged one protester, Michael Wilson, on camera. Wilson discussed the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis and referred to Khanna as a “pimp.”
“When you go back to Capitol Hill, tell ’em I said it. If they bring their a**es here, f***ing with us. It’s gonna get worse,” Wilson said.
Khanna defended his conversation with Wilson as the video circulated on X.
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“Yes, I chose to listen to him, shared my view that we need to live up to King’s vision of non-violence, and gave him a hug,” Khanna wrote on X on Monday. “Perhaps, a better way to de-escalation and healing for our nation than having armed ICE agents shoot protestors.”
According to the protester, fellow demonstrators have recited the Pledge of
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