4/21/26: Trump Freaks Over Ro Khanna On Israel, FL Student Arrested For Netanyahu Joke, Palantir Pushes Draft
April 21, 2026
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5 min readTrump, Israel, and the War Powers Fight
A combative Fox Business interview between Congressman Ro Khanna and host Maria Bartiromo has drawn an unusually direct response from Donald Trump, revealing the president's sensitivity to criticism that he is taking orders from Israel. During the exchange, Khanna told Bartiromo that "all Trump did is listen to Netanyahu" and that "Israel is going to tell the United States what to do." When Bartiromo pushed back by accusing Khanna of trying to "clip his wings" with war powers resolutions, Khanna shot back that the Constitution gives Congress—not the president—the sole authority to declare war. He argued that the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal had the entire world on board and was working to denuclearize Iran, but "APAC and Netanyahu tore that up."
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- 1 (02:28) **Ro Khanna Clashes With Maria Bartiromo Over Trump and Israel** - Ro Khanna goes on Fox Business and argues Trump is making foreign policy decisions for Israel, not America, sparking a testy exchange.
- 2 (04:48) **Trump Posts Defensive Rant After Khanna Appearance** - Trump takes to Truth Social to deny Israel talked him into war with Iran, in a post that appears to be a direct reaction to Khanna’s Fox segment.
- 3 (06:53) **Schumer Pushes New War Powers Resolution** - Saagar notes that Schumer is planning another war powers resolution, which Trump is desperately trying to avoid as votes come close to succeeding.
- 4 (07:44) **Hungary's New Leader Pledges to Arrest Netanyahu** - New Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar says Hungary, as an ICC signatory, would arrest Netanyahu if he visits, reversing Orban’s policy.
- 5 (14:06) **Chip Roy Introduces "Mamdani Act" to Denaturalize Citizens Over Ideology** - Congressman Chip Roy proposes legislation to deport and strip citizenship from anyone deemed a Marxist or Islamic fundamentalist, targeting even current citizens.
- 6 (15:58) **Saagar and Krystal Debate Immigration, Loyalty, and Dual Allegiance** - Saagar argues for screening immigrants who refuse to abandon foreign loyalties, while Krystal counters that the real problem is money in politics.
- 7 (25:42) **U.S. to Bar World Cup Attendees for "Anti-Semitism"** - Trump’s anti-Semitism envoy says the U.S. will deny entry to World Cup attendees accused of fostering anti-Semitism abroad, raising free speech concerns.
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Krystal and Saagar discuss Trump freaks over Ro Khanna on Fox, Florida student arrested for Bibi joke, Palantir pushes military draft.
Jeremy Scahill: https://x.com/jeremyscahill?s=20
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