DSA’s foreign-policy agenda has one goal: weaken America so that world’s worst regimes can reign instead

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 22, 2026 · 750 words · By Daniel J Samet

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DSA’s foreign-policy agenda has one goal: weaken America so that world’s worst regimes can reign instead See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google If politics required truth in advertising, the Democratic Socialists of America would be forced to rebrand to the Democratic Socialists against America.

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The far-left insurgents oppose everything that has propelled the United States to a position of global wealth and leadership.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Like over 80% of DSA members aged 25 or older, he [Bernie Sanders] has a bachelor’s degree.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “Romer says illegal immigration to the United States is due to America “destabilizing countries in order to mine them for resources.””

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Multiple sources, including RealClearPolitics and other web results, confirm Megan Romer attributed illegal immigration to the US destabilizing countries for resources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ashik Siddique (born 1988) is an American democratic socialist political activist. Siddique is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), where he was elected as national co-chair from 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashik_Siddique

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American retired politician who served as the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he repr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Megan Romer (born 1983) is an American democratic socialist political activist. Romer is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), where she was elected as National Co-Chair from 2023 to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Romer

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Claim 3: “During a Fox News interview last month, Shannon Bream asked national co-chair Megan Romer whether the DSA would defund the Pentagon. “Absolutely,” Romer said with alacrity.”

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Multiple news reports confirm that during a Fox News interview with Shannon Bream, DSA co-chair Megan Romer stated 'Absolutely' when asked if the DSA would defund the Pentagon.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a socialist political organization in the United States, and the largest such organization in US history, with more than 120,000 members as of July 2026. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Socialists_of_Ameri…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hakeem Sekou Jeffries ( hah-KEEM; born August 4, 1970) is an American politician and attorney serving since 2013 as the U.S. representative for New York's 8th congressional district. From 2007 to 2012…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakeem_Jeffries

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Claim 4: “She has never apologized for participating in a pro-Hamas rally in Times Square on Oct. 8, 2023.”

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Multiple sources, including The Guardian and other news reports, confirm her participation in a pro-Palestinian/pro-Hamas rally in Times Square on October 8, 2023.

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web search NEUTRAL — Darializa Avila Chevalier, a candidate for Congress in New York City, has defended participating in an anti-Israel, pro-Hamas rally on October 8, 2023, the day after the Hamas onslaught in Israel...
https://qoshe.com/the-times-of-israel/luke-tress/mamdani-bac…

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web search NEUTRAL — She was challenged on her participation in an 8 October 2023 pro-Palestinian protest in Times Square that some viewed as condoning Hamas violence, with Espaillat accusing her of celebrating the death …
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/24/darializa-av…

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web search NEUTRAL — Darializa Avila Chevalier (born 1993 or 1994), also known as DAC, is an American political candidate.Avila Chevalier participated in the Gaza Solidarity Encampment (April 17–30, 2024), part of the Col…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darializa_Avila_Chevalier

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Claim 5: “When pressed by David Remnick of The New Yorker, Romer defended Avila Chevalier and said that she “probably would have” attended the rally herself.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant results about affordable online master's programs; no evidence of a conversation between Megan Romer and David Remnick was provided.

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web search NEUTRAL — Find the most affordable master's degree online from our list of accredited schools ranked by manually collected tuition.
https://www.onlineu.com/most-affordable-colleges/masters-deg…

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web search NEUTRAL — We evaluated over 3,600 accredited, nonprofit colleges and universities in the United States to identify the most affordable online master’s programs.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/education/online-colleges/bes…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 6, 2026 · Check out our rankings of the best affordable online master's programs and save money on your graduate degree.
https://www.bestcolleges.com/online-degrees/masters/affordab…

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Claim 6: “Polling tells us that DSA voters are overwhelmingly white and overwhelmingly college educated.”

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Claim 7: “The DSA, whose average age is about 30”

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Claim 8: “Romer agrees with her fellow DSA stalwart, Melat Kiros, the Democratic nominee for Colorado’s 1st Congressional District”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm that Melat Kiros is the Democratic nominee for Colorado's 1st congressional district in 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the State of Colorado, one from each of the state's…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Re…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Melat Asfawosen Kiros (born 1997) is an American lawyer, graduate student, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, she is the Democratic nominee for …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melat_Kiros

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections are scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, as part of the 2026 midterm elections during President Donald Trump's second nonconsecu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Re…

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Claim 9: “The DSA’s central aim, embodied in its new platform, dubbed “Workers Deserve More,” is supposedly to elevate the proletariat.”

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Multiple independent web sources (AOL, Democratic Left) confirm that the DSA released a platform titled 'Workers Deserve More'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Colorado Democratic presidential primary took place on March 5, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 72 delegates to the Democratic National Con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Colorado_Democratic_presi…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a nonprofit political organization, and does not have a ballot line like most political parties. DSA members and endorsees usually run as members of the D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Socialists_…

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Claim 10: “Kiros insists that US policy made 9/11 “inevitable.””

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding Google Chrome installation and general election dates; no evidence was found regarding Kiros's statements on 9/11.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hasan Doğan Piker (born July 25, 1991), known online as HasanAbi, is an American left-wing political commentator, Twitch streamer, and influencer. He began streaming on Twitch in March 2018, while wo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_Piker

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Claim 11: “If the DSA gets its way, “public ownership of the largest corporations and essential industries” will replace capitalism.”

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Three independent web sources explicitly state that the DSA's 'Workers Deserve More' platform advocates for the public ownership of the largest corporations and essential industries.

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web search NEUTRAL — Economically, Workers Deserve More advocates public ownership of the largest corporations and essential industries to ensure democratic control and accountability, alongside aggressive wealth and corp…
https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/workers-deserve-mo…

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web search NEUTRAL — The DSA’s own 2026 platform calls for public ownership of major corporations and essential industries, universal “free” state-run health care, “free” college tuition, universal rent control, reparatio…
https://magnoliatribune.com/2026/09/08/the-socialist-takeove…

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web search NEUTRAL — To accomplish that goal, the DSA calls for sweeping political and economic changes, including full public financing for campaigns and the abolition of the Electoral College, alongside the establishmen…
https://www.city-journal.org/article/democratic-socialists-o…

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Claim 12: “Romer also called Hamas’ Oct. 7 rampage “largely inevitable.””

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim that Megan Romer called the October 7 attacks 'largely inevitable'.

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Claim 13: “DSA darling Darializa Avila Chevalier, poised be elected to Congress in November, believes that “Israel doesn’t exist.””

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Multiple cross-references from the New York Post confirm that Darializa Avila Chevalier replied 'Trick question — Israel doesn’t exist!' to a post in August 2020.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — claimed ‘Israel doesn’t exist’
https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/us-news/mamdani-backed-house-h…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — rejected the existence of the state of Israel... In August 2020... the reply “Trick question — Israel doesn’t exist!”
https://nypost.com/2026/06/05/us-news/mamdani-backed-house-h…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — In August 2020 she retweeted a post reading “Israel suddenly disappears, your third emoji is your reaction” – and replied with “Trick question — Israel doesn’t exist!”
https://nypost.com/2026/06/05/us-news/mamdani-backed-ny-hous…

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