Ro Khanna said that lecturing India on democracy doesn't achieve much because the EAM Dr Jaishankar just doesn't take it like previous ministers did. His sad frustration with Dr Jaishankar rejecting the lectures and sermons coming from USA was evident in his statement.
Jayapal's posted her statement on Twitter and said that she was attempting to "defuse a tense situation" and offered her "apologies to those who I have hurt with my words."