Ro Khanna rejects warnings that Trump admin investigations could derail Democrats' affordability agenda

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., is brushing off concerns that House Democrats’ eagerness to investigate Trump administration officials could distract the incoming majority from addressing Americans’ concerns about affordability.

"I can walk and chew gum at the same time," Khanna told Fox News when asked if the investigations could be a distraction.

Democratic lawmakers have repeatedly called to open probes into different allies of President Donald Trump after winning majorities in both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections.

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President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 2, 2026. (Umit Bektas/Reuters)

Khanna argued that Democrats using their oversight authority to subpoena Trump administration officials and others in his orbit won’t distract from the party’s ability to address affordability issues.

"We've got to have accountability, and then we also have to increase the minimum wage," Khanna said.

Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California speaks with Fox News Digital ahead of a rally that he organized which included Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, in Bar Harbor, Maine on June 5, 2026. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)

Khanna has been an advocate for impeaching Trump for a third time, saying it would be "setting a standard" of accountability. On NBC’s "Meet the Press," Khanna said that impeaching Trump would show that an administration cannot take action in Iran like he claims Trump has "without constitutional approval."

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Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif, is defending House Democrats' calls to investigate the Trump administration, and even possibly impeaching President Donald Trump. (Shannon Finney/NBC via Getty Images; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

He told Fox News Digital that conducting investigations to hold Trump and his administration accountable, particularly for the war in Iran, could help lower food and gas prices.

"We've gotta end the war in Iran," Khanna said. "That's the biggest thing. We need accountability to end this war, and that would lower food and gas prices."

Hannah is a Production Assistant for the Politics team at Fox News Digital.