The key facts

  • At the 'What's Next' conference in Denver, Ro Khanna called for abolishing ICE and ending military aid to Israel
  • He said 218 signatures had been gathered on the 'Epstein 2.0' petition together with Thomas Massie
  • Khanna called on the next U.S. president to avoid new foreign wars

Speech at the Democratic conference in Denver

U.S. House of Representatives member Ro Khanna, speaking on Friday on the second day of the 'What's Next' conference, which brought together Democratic candidates and strategists in Denver,, called for sweeping changes to the country's domestic and foreign policy. This was reported by the Anadolu agency. Among the measures announced were the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an end to military aid to Israel, and keeping the U.S. out of new foreign wars.

Demands on the party and foreign policy

Khanna called on the Democratic Party to reject the influence of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and to end military aid and weapons shipments to Israel. 'We will abolish ICE. That requires rejecting AIPAC, getting out of the genocide that Americans have seen with their own eyes, and saying: zero aid to Israel, zero weapons to Israel,' Anadolu quoted him as saying. He also called on the next U.S. president to take a firm stance against military intervention abroad: 'The next American president must say firmly: no more foreign wars. None.'

The Epstein topic

In addition to his foreign policy statements, the congressman pledged to keep pushing for accountability for the surviving victims of the late Jeffrey Epstein, who was convicted of sex crimes. 'Thomas Massie and I are not giving up our fight for the survivors, because we have just secured 218 signatures on Epstein 2.0,' Khanna said, according to Anadolu. This refers to a joint initiative with Republican Thomas Massie; the publication does not disclose the details of the contents of the 'Epstein 2.0' document.