DSA wave storms Congress and radical comments on 9/11, abolishing police and arresting enemies come into the spotlight

The Democratic Socialists of America notched historic victories on Tuesday, sending a new wave of left-wing lawmakers to Congress and raising eyebrows over their past statements.At least six more DSA-backed candidates won House races, including New Yorkers Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez, Melat Kiros in Colorado, Donavan McKinney in Michigan, Angela Gonzales-Torres in California and Chris Rabb in Pennsylvania.They’ll join a growing bloc of DSA-aligned pols, including Reps.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), who have pushed the party to embrace more aggressive positions on immigration, policing, foreign policy and green energy.

The incoming freshman lawmakers have campaigned on everything from universal health care and affordable housing to abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement — but their past comments have included calls to abolish police departments, eliminate national borders and radically overhaul America’s economic system.Here’s a look at some of the DSA candidates’ most head-scratching comments.Avila Chevalier, who defeated longtime Rep.

Adriano Espaillat in New York’s 13th Congressional District, has one of the most extensive histories of controversial social media posts among the incoming lawmakers.CNN’s KFILE uncovered thousands of now-deleted posts and reports from her former X account, including a response to a user asking what a better slogan would be than “Defund the Police.”“F you.We’re going to defund and abolish.

You don’t get to water down our movements,” she replied.Other posts called for “no more police at all ever,” abolishing prisons and getting rid of national borders.She also called for seizing private property and nationalizing major industries, according to CNN’s review of her deleted account.Her social media presence also includes a 2021 attack on then-Vice President Kamala Harris, who she told to “F—” herself after Harris warned mig...