Condemned
“Now Laura Loomer is attacking her with virulent racism.”
Khanna described the attack as virulent racism and said denouncing bigoted attacks was a duty.
- Speaker
- Ro Khanna
- Capacity
- United States representative
- Observed
- September 5, 2026
- Published here
- September 5, 2026
- Targets
- Laura Loomer
- Classification rationale
- Explicit condemnation by an elected official.
Surrounding material
Full context
Before the quotation
Khanna praised Nixon’s primary victory.
After the quotation
He linked Loomer’s proximity to Trump to the administration.
Evidence
Complete source record
Ro Khanna statement on Loomer’s attack (opens in a new tab)Substack note reproducing social post
Directly attributable statement from Khanna calling for denunciation of the attack.