Democratic lawmaker urges progressives to stop abandoning X

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said during a recent interview that progressives should stay on X since many have already deactivated their accounts amid President-elect Trump’s victory.

“I think everything he’s said publicly is that he believes in free and open speech and we need to have multiple platforms. Now, I don’t think X should be the only platform.” Khanna told Politico during a podcast interview.

Khanna spoke with Anne McElvoy during an interview on Politico’s “Power Play” podcast. Several progressives have fled X, formerly known as Twitter, which is owned by billionaire Elon Musk.

“I don’t just stay, I use it all the time … I don’t think the answer for progressives is to pull out,” Khanna added.

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., is interviewed by CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images at his Cannon Building office on Friday, February 10, 2023. ((Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images))

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After the election results, especially liberal pundits made a point to avoid X.

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace told viewers she deleted her X app in an “act of self-preservation.”

“I deleted Twitter today as an act of self-preservation and because I was no longer able to find the things I was interested in. I was seeing a lot of things that I’m not,” she said. Wallace’s account remains active on the platform.

Former CNN host Don Lemon issued a statement announcing his departure from X on Wednesday, telling his 1.5 million followers that “it’s time for me to leave the platform.”

Democratic Representative Ro Khanna of California (R) speaks at a House committee hearing on February 28, 2023 at the US Capitol in Washington DC (Office of Rep. Ro Khanna)

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Liberals have also generally turned away from the news amid Trump’s victory, according to reports.

“Now we have the distortion of the public sphere with moneyed interests and with digital spaces that are not equal for everyone to participate in. And what we should be focusing on is how we create more town hall-like places for conversation online,” said Khanna to Politico.

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Fox News’ Yael Halon contributed to this report.