Ro Khanna pulls a Greta Thunberg with his camera crew and NY Times "reporter"

Last Wednesday California Democrat Ro Khanna took a page from the Greta Thunberg coloring book and arranged his own capture. This time the villains were not the Taliban but Israeli settlers in the West Bank, as if that was a real thing.

The leftist congressman, probably wearing facial makeup, wandered down a road closed to civilians. He had a camera crew and New York Times reporter in tow, creating the ideal conditions for a political stunt that collapsed faster than a Karen having 'the vapors.'

Khanna had skipped meetings with October 7 survivors and passed on any briefing about Israel’s actual border threats. He was far too busy chasing a dramatic capture in what he hoped would be some violent event.

When the footage finally dropped the so-called hostage video turned out to be as calm as Hindu cows.

The obvious goal was to gin up anti-Israel hatred at home and float a 2028 presidential bid. Behold the circus.

Even New Jersey Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer called him out: "Let’s be honest, this was a publicity stunt. Channels exist to protect elected officials, and Khanna intentionally entered a restricted, unstable area without coordinating to provoke a response.What’s appalling is that Ro ignored requests to meet 10/7 survivors and hostages, or...Rep Josh Gottheimer (@RepJoshG July 13, 2026)

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