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NYC socialist candidate walks out of live interview over past social media posts
Fox News • • nation
Key Points:
- Darializa Avila Chevalier, a socialist candidate, abruptly ended a live radio interview when pressed about controversial past social media posts during her campaign against incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat in New York's 13th Congressional District.
- Despite the controversy, Avila Chevalier won the Democratic primary, unseating the five-term incumbent and chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in a major upset.
- Her past posts criticized Democratic leaders, called for abolishing police and prisons, opposed deportations, and included inflammatory remarks about U.S. institutions and foreign policy, sparking backlash in the heavily Dominican-American district.
- Avila Chevalier faced criticism for comments on Dominican nationalism, including refusing to display the Dominican flag on social media, which some voters viewed as dismissive of their cultural identity.
- She has apologized for some past rhetoric but continues to defend key positions such as opposition to deportations, framing criticism as an attempt to undermine her campaign while focusing on current policy issues.
