Ro Khanna

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President Donald Trump complained Friday that “Fox puts him on all the time,” which gave the California Democrat an opening.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) delivered a sharp dig at President Donald Trump on Friday after Trump appeared insulted that Fox gave Khanna airtime, telling the president he’ll be back on the network Sunday to comment further on his Iran war “failure.”

“I watch this total dope, Ro Khanna,” Trump said Friday during a midterms rally in Daytona, Florida. “Fox puts him on all the time. You know, Fox is giving Democrats more time than they give Republicans. I don’t know what the hell’s…”

He continued over audible boos at Fox and Khanna, “I’m working my ass off, I’m doing rallies — and I come back and I watch the opponent of the person I did the rally for. I’m not happy. But I watched Ro Khanna, of course, on Fox this morning. I can’t watch him.”

Trump then called Khanna a “radical left loser” over his calls to impeach, claiming Khanna is upset “because I’ve taken the nuclear weapon from Iran.”

Khanna countered with a solid one-two combo, commenting on X under a clip of Trump complaining.

“Thanks for the 4 shoutouts today, Mr. President!” Khanna wrote Friday. “I’ll be on Fox this Sunday to share more of my thoughts on your failure in Iran and how it’s raised gas and food prices. If you get a break from bragging about oil company profits and playing golf, tune in!”

Khanna spearheaded the release of government files connected to late sex offender and former Trump pal Jeffrey Epstein, and has condemned the administration’s continued support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Khanna had appeared on “Fox & Friends” mere hours before Trump made his comments, criticizing the Iran war and raising potential impeachment proceedings. He appeared on Fox News last week to warn that the ongoing riots in France are due to global wealth inequality.

Trump is facing disastrous approval ratings amid a nationwide affordability crisis that has only been exacerbated by his war, with several GOP lawmakers and supporters voicing concern that Democrats could win majorities in both the House and Senate in the midterms Tuesday.

Trump on Friday slammed Khanna as a “lightweight” to reporters over his criticisms and defended the estimated $47 billion cost of his war. The California Democrat hit back at that, too, stating on X: “Spend that money on jobs and childcare for Americans.”

He noted, “His voters wanted him to stay out of war. He lied. Result: Blue Tsunami Tuesday.”