Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) has become the first member of Congress to sign a pledge to refuse campaign money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and other pro-Israel groups.
Khanna, a progressive often mentioned as a potential 2028 presidential contender, announced the decision in a video in which he signed the document.
“It’s pretty common sense,” he said in the video posted on June 17. “It means that we shouldn’t be sending our tax-dollar money for foreign wars overseas. We should be spending it here at home.”
The pledge was created by Track AIPAC, a group that tracks pro-Israel political spending and publicizes lawmakers who accept it. …
Ro Khanna Becomes First in Congress to Sign Pledge Rejecting AIPAC Money
