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President Trump warned that the democratic socialist candidate victories in Tuesday’s New York primaries go beyond the left-leaning state.
“The Democrat Party is in big trouble because this isn’t stopping with New York,” Trump said Friday, speaking at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s annual policy conference in Washington.
“It’s too easy to get elected, giving everything away,” he continued. “It’s easy for them to get followers because they make promises they know they can’t keep.”
Trump went on to say the Democratic Party’s establishment is not fighting back because “they’re afraid to fight.”
Three leftist candidates supported by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) won congressional primaries Tuesday, with two candidates beating an establishment-backed incumbent.
Community organizer Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) in the 13th District. New York Assembly member Claire Valdez won the primary for the seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) in the 7th District.
Former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, who is not a democratic socialist but had Mamdani’s backing, toppled Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) in the 10th District.
Other candidates affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America have emerged in primaries across the country, including in Los Angeles, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
In Tuesday’s primary in Colorado, incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette (D) is facing a contentious primary challenge from progressive Melat Kiros.
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