Fashionable podcast host Theo Von joined Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna (Calif.) Friday in taking a tough stance in opposition to potential U.S. involvement within the Israel-Iran battle.
Khanna appeared on Von’s podcast “This Previous Weekend” to debate a number of subjects, from international affairs to AI. At one level within the section, Khanna promoted the Warfare Powers Decision, a bipartisan invoice he launched with Republican Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.) geared toward prohibiting U.S. armed forces from unauthorized hostilities in Iran.
Throughout his dialogue with Von, Khanna famous a number of folks in MAGA’s base who’ve been vocal concerning the U.S. not going to conflict with Iran, together with Tucker Carlson and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.). Von agreed with the 2 conservatives, stating, “this can be a horrible thought.”
“Yeah, folks say, ‘Nicely, you don’t know a ton concerning the Center East.’ Like, that’s superb. I don’t need folks I do know, my buddies, getting referred to as up. I don’t need the kids of my buddies getting referred to as over to die,” Von mentioned. “I don’t even perceive the way it’s an possibility.”
Von, who had Donald Trump on his podcast final yr, helped the president attain youthful male voters in the course of the 2024 presidential election.
Khanna remarked on the affect of Von’s interview with Trump, stating the podcaster made the president “essentially the most human that I’ve really seen him,” after the 2 opened up concerning the president’s brother, alcoholism and cocaine.
Final month, Von carried out a controversial comedy act at a navy base in Qatar earlier than Trump addressed U.S. and Qatari troops. The podcast host has seemingly gotten nearer to the Trump household, even having dinner with Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, after they attended his comedy present in Miami.
Now, nevertheless, Von is starting to query the “America First” claims that Trump made throughout his marketing campaign. When Khanna requested Von if he knew anybody who was supporting the thought of the U.S. going to conflict with Iran, Von responded, “No one.”
Von went on to inform Khanna that “it seems like we’re simply working for Israel,” and that he believes a whole lot of Individuals are starting to really feel “disillusioned” by U.S. leaders.
“I felt prefer it was presupposed to be America first, like, we’re specializing in, like, ‘What are we doing to get issues again into America,’ proper? To love, enhance like the aim of being an American, to refill our hearts with blood and … make us really feel one thing once more right here, and make us be enthusiastic about being an American,” Von mentioned.