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Khanna slams DNC for continuing AIPAC funding
The DNC voted against the resolution against dark money groups like AIPAC, a move described as “shocking” by Khanna.
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Jeffin T. Kaleekal - Fri, 10, Apr 2026
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Congressman Ro Khanna / Wikimedia commons
Congressman Ro Khanna called out Democratic Party leadership and presidential hopefuls as the Democratic National Committee panel, on April 9, voted down a resolution condemning the growing influence of dark money in U.S. politics.
Pushed at the DNC spring meeting in New Orleans, the resolution failed to attract support after members refused to condemn the effect of dark money groups like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC.
The resolution, submitted by Florida DNC member Allison Minnerly, argued, “The use of massive outside spending to support or oppose candidates based on their positions regarding international conflicts or foreign governments raises concerns about undue influence over democratic debate and policymaking, potentially constraining elected officials’ ability to represent the views of their constituents.”
AIPAC had spent $14 million in the Illinois Democratic primaries last month.
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Khanna reacted to this news and said, “Shockingly, the DNC just voted down a resolution condemning APEC dark money spending. How out of touch do you have to be? APEC spent $14 million of dark money in Illinois primaries.”
What intensified Khanna’s ire was a report that Democratic presidential hopefuls were also against the resolution. A DNC member told Politico that members had received direct calls from presidential hopefuls who asked them to vote against the resolution.
Khanna said, “Two presidential candidates for 2028 lobbied DNC members to get them to vote this down. Let me be pretty clear. Anyone who hopes to lead this party must condemn and reject APEC money.”
He continued, “Anyone who hopes to lead this party must be against another dollar going in military aid to Israel.”
Khanna also noted on X that he does not take any PAC money and has no super PAC.
Urging fellow Democrats to follow suit, Khanna noted, “We as Democrats need to reject all super PACs in Democratic primaries, whether running for the House, the Senate, or the presidency.”
U.S. congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti, a Democrat running in California’s 11th Congressional District, had also recently announced that he is not accepting corporate PAC money and had challenged other Democrats to forgo such funding.
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