Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) defended New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani after he delivered a controversial address on the eve of the Fourth of July.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered a robust defense of the country's immigrant roots ahead of the 250th July 4 celebrations.

The speech did not directly name President Donald Trump but was a clear rebuke to the president’s immigration crackdown and politics of exclusion.