Ro Khanna: “I cited two academic studies, the Lancet study and Adel…”

“You become a trillionaire, the richest person in the world, and you're obsessing about a statement I made. And it obviously got under his skin because the cuts that he did to Doge had real world consequences. And I cited two academic studies, the Lancet study and Adel Gawande study, saying that when he cut food and medicine from some of the poorest people, that potentially could have led to deaths. And it's surprising to me that he threatened a lawsuit because, you know, you know, he claims he's all for free speech, but I'm happy to debate him or the ideas on their merit, and I wish he would do that.” (13:47–14:00)

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