EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Democratic Party is strategizing next steps following President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive victory. 

Voters said the economy was a contributing factor for losing support.

Rep. Ro Khanna, who represents California’s 17th Congressional District, joined “Inside the Issues” host Amrit Singh to share his vision for a path forward for the Democrats.

“You have parts of California that are stagnating, where people can’t buy a house, where they can’t buy a car, where there are not enough good paying jobs. We need a vision — I call it a new economic deal — to bring new industry, new technology, new investment across this country to revitalize places,” Rep. Khanna said. “Then we need to raise the minimum wage. We need to give workers a share in the profits of companies. My view is that we need a holistic approach to bringing up people who have been left out in a modern economy.”

Rep. Khanna also weighed in on President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son, Hunter, who had been convicted of federal gun charges and pleaded guilty to federal charges of tax evasion. 

Earlier in the year, Biden said that he would not pardon his son.

“The President should not have done it. He should be for curtailing the pardon power,” said Rep. Khanna. “I had said from day one, Biden should be for eliminating the pardon power, which is an archaic power, and the Democrats have to be the party of reform.”  

As the debate continues around whether Kamala Harris should or should not have gone on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Rep. Khanna says it would have been a good move.

“I disagree with people who say you shouldn’t go talk to Joe Rogan or shouldn’t talk to people who you disagree with. We need to be talking to everyone, engaging with everyone, engaging in honest conversations,” Rep. Khanna said. “I eschew someone who is deeply off the reservation, espousing total racism or bigotry or hate — fine, you don’t go on that platform. But certainly, Joe Rogan doesn’t qualify for that.”

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