Rep.Henry Cuellar issued a warning to his party, claiming the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) organization is "using" the Democratic Party as a temporary vehicle to launch a radical agenda.Speaking on "Saturday in America," Cuellar argued that DSA candidates hide their more extreme platform ideas behind softer talking points to win Democratic seats."They're trying to use the safe Democratic seats to run in.
And they also know that the Democratic Party is inadequate, but they're using us or trying to use the Democratic Party as a vehicle so later they can set up their own platform," Cuellar said.WATCH: HOUSE DEMS DODGE QUESTIONS ON SOCIALIST AGENDA THAT THREATENS TO ABOLISH KEY INSTITUTIONSRep.Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, questioned Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin during a House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on the department's fiscal year 2027 budget on June 25, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)The Texas representative called on fellow Democrats to openly reject the DSA’s positions, including what he called more extreme views such as restructuring the Supreme Court and abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)."As a Democrat, I reject what the DSA is doing.I read their platform, and it is radical," Cuellar said.Fox News Digital reached out to the DSA for comment. "They want to...
get rid of the Senate.So constitutional changes there.
They want to get rid of ICE.I reject that.
They want to defund police.I reject that, reject also the constitutional items.
They want to have open borders also, I reject that.They want to get rid of prisons.
I reject that," he said.DSA CO-CHAIR PUSHES BACK ON SOVIET UNION COMPARISONS, WANTS PRISONS TO BE 'LESS NECESSARY'He noted that Democratic socialist candidates don’t often discuss those agenda items, instead winning people over by focusing on issues of affordability, housing and the cost of living."They’re trying to use the Democratic Party.They'...