David Duke Praises NY-13 Democrat Darializa Avila Chevalier Over 2019 Interracial Marriage Post
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 2
David Duke Praises NY-13 Democrat Darializa Avila Chevalier Over 2019 Interracial Marriage Post
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 2
Summary
David Duke said he agrees with Darializa Avila Chevalier on preserving "particular heritage," praising the New York Democratic nominee after scrutiny of a deleted 2019 post attacking some Black and Arab men for fetishizing white women.
Chevalier, an Afro-Latina who won the Democratic primary in New York's 13th District, is now favored for a House seat because the district is heavily Democratic.
The controversy lands as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has congratulated her and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani backed her as part of a socialist slate that swept June primaries.
Critics in both parties are using Duke's endorsement to question progressive Democrats, with one Democrat calling Chevalier "our David Duke" and former Republican Rep. Peter Meijer arguing Democrats would not isolate her as Republicans did Duke in 1991.
Duke has also praised other Democrats over anti-Israel rhetoric, giving opponents a fresh line of attack as allegations of antisemitism continue to dog parts of the party's rising left wing.