Ro Khanna Says "I Am Game" to Marjorie Taylor Greene's Offer To Forge a New Cross‑Partisan Movement

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said he is willing to engage with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) after Greene suggested this week that they collaborate to create "something new" following her expressed disillusionment with former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

The exchange came after Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran. Khanna posted a short video on Tuesday criticizing Congress's response and highlighting the role of grassroots activists and anti-war conservative voices. In his caption, he called for an "anti-Epstein class, anti-war, pro-working class coalition."

Trump backed down. No credit to Congress, which barely made a whimper. Credit to the American people—progressive activists & anti-war conservative voices like @TuckerCarlson, @mtgreenee, and many more. We need an anti-Epstein class, anti-war, pro-working class coalition.

Greene replied that she agreed a strong populist coalition of right and left could unite around key issues facing future generations. She acknowledged the difficulty of bridging deep partisan divides but said she was prepared to "come together, go to the whiteboard, and begin to try to sketch something new" for the sake of her children and their peers.

This is no easy task given years of deep political divisions between the right and the left on issues both sides are passionate about. For the sake of my children’s generation, I’m willing to come together, go to the whiteboard, and begin to try to sketch something new.

We both know the powerful political industrial complex of the Democrat and Republican parties will do anything to stop a right/left true America First coalition supported by ordinary Americans and not big money special interests and foreign agents and their donors. This is likely the only way to break free of the corrupt system from both sides that controls everything, constantly goes to war, and only enriches themselves while average Americans continue to lose. It’s definitely worth starting the conversation.

On Thursday evening Khanna thanked Greene for reaching out and praised her anti-war stance and her comments about survivors of the so-called "Epstein class." He reiterated that his political priority is building prosperity for Americans who have been left behind and narrowing the widening economic divide — an agenda he calls New Economic Patriotism.

Thank you for reaching out and for your kind words. Your voice against this war in Iran and for the survivors of the Epstein class has made a difference. It was courageous.

Khanna said he is prepared to work with people of goodwill across parties or with no party at all to pursue that vision, while acknowledging inevitable disagreements about specific policies and the proper role of government. He emphasized that robust debate is central to American politics and expressed interest in discussions focused on curbing militarism, holding the "Epstein class" accountable, and delivering results for working-class Americans.

He closed his response with a direct endorsement of the outreach: "I am game." Whether the exchange will produce a durable cross‑partisan movement remains uncertain, but the dialogue highlights an unusual overture across deep political divides.

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