Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) cast aside claims that his call for Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to step down was motivated by political opportunism.
A recent Wall Street Journal opinion piece suggested that Khanna’s calls were motivated by his desire to help Rep. Barbara Lee in her race to succeed Feinstein. Khanna rejected that assertion and argued that his call stemmed from the fact that the senator is simply “not showing up” to work."Newsom can appoint a caretaker. He doesn't have to appoint someone in the current race. And I would support the governor doing that.
At 89, Feinstein has been absent from the upper chambers since February due to the shingles. As a result of her absence, approval for President Joe Biden's judicial nominees has been ground to a halt, rankling some progressives."I said out loud what people have been saying in private. And this is how the Beltway works. They don't like it when you call out someone who is in power. And that's why people are unlikely to do it," he said.
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