Fetterman Blasts Democrats Over 2 DSA Primary Wins as Party Drifts Left
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 30
Fetterman Blasts Democrats Over 2 DSA Primary Wins as Party Drifts Left
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 30
Summary
John Fetterman said recent Democratic primary victories by the “dirtbag left” show his party has become an “orgy of socialism” that is “anti-America.”
Two Democratic Socialists of America candidates in New York fueled his attack: Claire Valdez won on abolishing ICE and Green New Deal-style policies, while Darializa Avila-Chevalier defeated Rep. Adriano Espillat.
Fetterman also pointed to Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner, a candidate dogged by scrutiny over a Nazi-linked tattoo, race remarks and a deleted Reddit post calling himself a communist.
The wins, backed in New York by socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani, have drawn Republican criticism and exposed how some Democratic moderates see the party’s leftward momentum.