'Is It Going To Be A Tea Party?': Ro Khanna Reacts To 'Anger' At Democrats, Future Of The Party

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Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) spoke to CNN's Dana Bash on Sunday about the future of the Democratic Party, and how to channel anger within the party base.

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00:00Well, there's no doubt that there's anger there, and people were very, very disappointed

00:06in the Senate for not voting no on the continuing resolution without any concession, without

00:14getting a concession to keep Social Security offices open, without getting a concession

00:19to stop firing veterans, without getting a concession to continue Department of Education

00:23funding.

00:24Are there going to be challenges across the country?

00:27Absolutely.

00:28Is it going to be a tea party?

00:29No, because the tea party wanted to basically destroy the government, tear down the government.

00:35Many Democrats, there's anger, but there's also aspiration.

00:38We want to build things like Medicare for all, like a living wage, and a lot of other

00:43policies.

00:44So you're going to see a new generation come in with a compelling economic message.

00:48But then, first of all, in America, leaders aren't supposed to hide from people.

00:53You're supposed to show up and take questions.

00:55And you're right.

00:56There is anger mostly at the cuts on Medicaid and veterans being fired, but there also is

01:02anger at Democrats.

01:04In fact, in one of the town halls, people were upset that we weren't doing enough to

01:09protect these cuts.

01:12And the main thing is that I'm going so that the representatives from these districts actually

01:16show up and take tough questions.

01:18That's the heartbeat of democracy.

01:20And I also hope that our leaders are going to fight harder next time that there is a

01:25budget showdown to make sure that they get some concessions and stop these cuts.

'Is It Going To Be A Tea Party?': Ro Khanna Reacts To 'Anger' At Democrats, Future Of The Party

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