Mamdani Backs Congressional Candidate Who Called America a ‘F***ing Disgrace,’ Says She’s Changed

In this RedState article, Ben Smith reports that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is defending his endorsement of Democratic Socialist congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier despite resurfaced deleted social media posts containing anti-American, anti-police, anti-border, anti-Israel, and anti-veteran rhetoric.

• Avila Chevalier is running in New York’s 13th Congressional District against longtime Democratic Rep. Adriano Espaillat.
• Mamdani endorsed her in late May, but controversy followed after deleted posts surfaced in which she allegedly called America “a f***ing disgrace,” accused veterans of “war crimes,” and advocated abolishing borders, police, and prisons.
• Other resurfaced posts reportedly included attacks on Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, blame placed on the United States for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, anti-Israel comments, and a fringe COVID-origin theory sourced to Chinese Communist Party propaganda.
• Mamdani told reporters he had not seen the posts before endorsing her, but said Avila Chevalier’s views have “evolved” and that her current campaign reflects what she would fight for.
• The article notes that Avila Chevalier has previously supported sweeping pandemic-era demands, including universal basic income, nationalizing key industries, seizing private property from landlords, dissolving insurance companies, and expanding Medicare to all citizens.
• Her campaign website reportedly once pledged she would oppose sending weapons or bombs to any country, though that language has since been removed.
• Smith argues that Mamdani’s claim of ignorance is hard to believe because Avila Chevalier is a fellow Democratic Socialists of America member and previously volunteered on Mamdani’s mayoral campaign.
• The article also highlights Avila Chevalier’s involvement in anti-Israel protests at Columbia University and frames Mamdani’s endorsement as a betrayal of Espaillat, who backed Mamdani during the previous mayoral general election.

Read the full story:
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/06/11/mamdani-backs-candidate-who-called-america-a-fing-disgrace-says-shes-changed-n2203273