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‘Save us the lectures’: Indian-origin Ro Khanna fires back at JD Vance over ‘wrong skin colour’ remark, cites ICE detentions

‘Save us the lectures’: Indian-origin Ro Khanna fires back at JD Vance over ‘wrong skin colour’ remark, cites ICE detentions

Indian American California representative RO Khanna slammed Vice President JD Vance over his ‘wrong skin colour’ remark and said, “Save us the lectures about discrimination by race.”In an exclusive conversation with UnHeard, JD Vance said, It pisses me off that Fuentes calls my kids ‘jeet’, and I appreciate that Ro Khanna would never do that. You know what pisses me off a million times more? That Ro Khanna, AOC, and Chris Murphy would deny them jobs and opportunities because they have the wrong skin colour.”

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Reacting to Vance’s statement, Khanna said that the ICE agents detained American citizens because of their looks and “wrong skin colour.””You know what angers me a million times more @JDVance? Your Administration detaining American citizens because they look like immigrants and have the “wrong skin color.” Save us the lectures about discrimination by race,” Khanna replied in a post on X. JD Vance and RO Khanna, being from different political party, always found standing against ear other. Earlier, Khanna slammed Vance and compared him to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin

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