Mamdani Endorses Candidate Who Called America a ‘F***ing Disgrace!’

The real story here is not one ugly quote about America, but whether voters will swallow a promise of “change” with no hard proof it ever happened.

Story Snapshot

A socialist mayor is betting his rising brand on a candidate with a radical online past.
The candidate’s team says she has “grown,” but offers almost no concrete evidence of real change.
Old posts calling America an “imperialist” “f***ing disgrace” and pushing no borders now collide with a softer campaign message.
The fight exposes a bigger question: who gets to decide when a politician’s past is forgiven?

How a rising socialist star picked his most dangerous endorsement yet

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has built his career as the smiling face of hard-left politics: free buses, frozen rents, and big taxes on the “mega rich.”^[5] His message about affordability and dignity helped him win the Democratic primary for mayor and capture unions, young voters, and a chunk of frustrated working families.^[2]^[6]^[8] Now he is spending that political capital on Darializa Avila Chevalier, a democratic socialist running for Congress who once called America a “f***ing disgrace” and worse.

Mamdani praises Avila Chevalier as a fighter who freed neighbors from immigration detention and organized around affordability and community. He frames her as the kind of organizer-turned-lawmaker he wants in Washington: someone who knows housing court, not just talking points. His endorsement video calls her politics “rooted in affordability, dignity, and community,” and he repeats that she has “grown” from earlier, harsher rhetoric.^[7] That word—“grown”—carries the whole defense, and also its biggest weakness.

What the deleted posts actually said, and why they matter now

The trouble is not some vague edgy tweets. Reporters dug up Avila Chevalier’s deleted posts from 2018 to 2022, and they were detailed and sweeping. She backed abolishing police and prisons, argued for “a world without borders” as the only moral path, and called for confiscating landlord property and nationalizing drug companies.^[7] She also described America as an imperialist “f***ing disgrace” and cheered movements that most mainstream voters see as fringe at best.

Her campaign, when pressed, did not offer a point‑by‑point walk‑back. A spokesperson said she had “grown considerably” and was now focused on community issues, but did not say which beliefs had changed.^[7] There is no on‑record statement from Avila Chevalier herself explaining whether she still supports abolishing police, open borders, or forced property seizures.^[7] For many Americans, especially conservatives and moderates, “I’ve grown” without details sounds less like repentance and more like rebranding.

Mamdani’s gamble: growth narrative versus common-sense accountability

Mamdani insists voters should judge Avila Chevalier by her recent work freeing people from immigration detention and fighting high rents, not by old social media threads. He points to his own agenda—overhauling city housing policy, tripling union-built affordable units, and making buses “fast and free”—as proof that bold left ideas can move into the mainstream.^[2]^[3]^[5] Polls show his support rising across age groups, and he has raised millions from small donors, which he treats as validation.^[2]^[4]

But he also admitted that his headline promise of free buses citywide is not funded in his current budget plan.^[1]^[3] That gap between big rhetoric and hard math is exactly what makes many voters doubt sweeping claims of “we have evolved.” From a conservative, common-sense view, growth should show up in specifics: changed policies, clear red lines, and real tradeoffs, not just softer language. So far, Mamdani offers feelings and biography, not a documented turn away from “no borders” politics.

The establishment backlash and the deeper fight over political absolution

Party leaders and establishment media see this race as part of a larger struggle over the Democratic Party’s direction. House leaders signaled support for incumbents, not challengers backed by the Democratic Socialists, and national outlets warn that victories by candidates like Avila Chevalier would expand the socialist bloc in Congress.^[3] Some reports frame Mamdani’s endorsement as a “high‑stakes bet” that could alienate moderate Democrats and Jewish voters, especially given his own harsh line against Israel.^[4]^[9]

Council Speaker Julie Menin has endorsed Stephanie Ruskay in the race for Assembly District 69.

Menin’s endorsement comes shortly after Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed Eli Northrup in the same race. pic.twitter.com/XhwuG0NZGr

— Gus Saltonstall (@GusSaltonstall) June 7, 2026

Right‑leaning outlets and commentators go further. They highlight her attendance at an October 8 pro‑Palestinian rally and tie it to Mamdani’s anti‑Israel record, painting the pair as part of a wider normalization of extreme views on Israel, policing, and borders.^[1]^[4]^[9] Their strongest critique is not that people never change, but that claims of change must be proven. From that vantage point, deleting accounts, dodging specifics, and leaning on a mayor’s charisma looks less like growth and more like camouflage.