In a weird case of bias by omission, the broadcast network newscasts all neglected to cover a landmark gun rights ruling by the Supreme Court, even as they all did roundups covering the several decisions handed down. Instead, they whined about the two opinions that bolstered the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Most emblematic of the coverage: ABC’s Mary Bruce at her Mary Bruciest, complaining that the Court delivered “two major wins for President Trump:”  WATCH: ABC's Mary Bruce whining about the Supreme Court "delivering two major wins for President Trump" on TPS and asylum, both of which were grotesquely abused by the Biden administration en route to allowing millions of illegal aliens into the country. DAVID MUIR: Tonight, the… pic.twitter.com/pxN8Afs5CX — Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) June 26, 2026 ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT 6/25/26 6:44 PM DAVID MUIR: Tonight, the Supreme Court delivering two major wins for President Trump, allowing him to expel some migrants and turn away others. Let's get right to Mary Bruce on the Supreme Court. Mary, what have we learned? MARY BRUCE: Well, David, tonight, the Supreme Court's conservative supermajority handing President Trump two wins on immigration. In a 6-3 decision, the court clearing the way for Trump to cancel the temporary protected status of hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians who have been living and working legally in the U.S. Most will now need to leave the country or face deportation. In the other case, the justices allowing the administration to turn away people seeking asylum at official ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border, meaning the U.S. can essentially shut the door to migrants fleeing violence and persecution. And, David, we are still waiting on perhaps the biggest immigration decision, the court's decision on whether Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional. David. MUIR: Mary Bruce, who’s reporting here in New York with us tonight. Mary, thank you.  Bruce seems mad that people have to be on U.S. soil before applying for asylum, and that the word "temporary" still means “temporary.” We didn’t observe any of this energy when the Biden administration found the border open and allowed millions of illegal aliens to stream into the country.  In Bruce’s brief, you found no mention of the gun rights ruling, Wolford v. Lopez. Per Fox News: The ruling reverses a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which had upheld Hawaii's restrictions after the state enacted them in response to the Supreme Court's 2022 Bruen decision. After Bruen struck down New York's "proper cause" licensing requirement and held that Americans have a constitutional right to carry handguns outside the home for self-defense, Hawaii overhauled its firearms laws. Among the new provisions was a requirement that concealed-carry permit holders could not bring firearms onto another person's private property, including businesses open to the public, unless the owner provided express authorization through signage or verbal or written permission. In Second Amendment advocacy circles, the law became known as the "vampire rule."  The article goes on to note that Hawai’i cited the nefarious Black Codes as justification for its vampire rule, which was soundly rejected. Hawaiians can now concealed carry anywhere unless where expressly prohibited by private property owners. The sole newscasts to even address the Hawai’i ruling? PBS News Hour, at the end of their lengthy SCOTUS roundup: WATCH: PBS News Hour was the only national evening newscast to address the SCOTUS gun rights decision in Wolford v. Lopez, which struck down Hawaii's concealed carry "vampire rule." Aloha! GEOFF BENNETT: In the 30 seconds we have left- how might other states be affected by this… pic.twitter.com/OvyBajbq8O — Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) June 26, 2026 PBS NEWS HOUR 6/25/2026 7:16 PM GEOFF BENNETT: In the 30 seconds we have left- how might other states be affected by this Hawai’i gun law?  AMY HOWE: So the Hawai’i gun law- there are four other states -- California, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland -- that have similar laws that require you to obtain permission, even if you are a licensed gun owner, before bringing your gun onto private property. And so it’s not a lot of states- certainly California, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland- that’s a lot of people, so those laws under the Supreme Court ruling today would also face being unconstitutional.  BENNETT: Amy Howe. Thanks as always for your insights and analysis. We appreciate it. HOWE: Thank you. That’s it. And infinitely more than ABC, CBS or NBC, who focused solely on the immigration rulings. CBS’s Jan Crawford also addressed the Roundup ruling, and NBC’s Laura Jarrett covered the back-and-forth between Justices Alito and Sotomayor. As the Elitist Media evening news demonstrates yet again, what they choose to omit is as important if not more so than what they cover. The omission, in this case, a powerful affirmation of one of our core Constitutional rights and final guarantor of our fundamental freedoms. Click “expand” to view the full transcripts of the aforementioned reports as aired on their respective network newscasts on Thursday, June 25th, 2026: CBS EVENING NEWS 6/25/26 6:41 PM TONY DOKOUPIL: We turn now to the Supreme Court. Since the start of the session last October, the justices heard arguments in dozens of cases and issued opinions in 59 of them including rulings handed down today in a pair of immigration cases. CBS News Chief Legal Correspondent Jan Crawford has been following all of it for us. Jan, good evening. Thank you for being here. So what stood out from today's decisions? JAN CRAWFORD: Well, I mean, Tony- the justices gave the president two big wins on his immigration policy. Both cases dividing the court 6-3 along ideological lines. One of the cases allows the administration to turn away asylum seekers at the border before they set foot on U.S. soil. The other would allow it to end what's called Temporary Protected Status for more than 350,000 Haitians and Syrians who came to the U.S., some more than a decade ago in the wake of natural disasters and violence.  The administration said Temporary Protected Status means temporary and sought to end those removal protections and the justices agreed that those decisions are generally up to the president. The court also put a stop to lawsuits that could total billions of dollars against Monsanto for failing to warn consumers that the weed killer Roundup could cause cancer. Since the EPA has never found that the active ingredient in Roundup causes cancer, the court said that Monsanto wasn't required to put that information to the contrary on its warning labels. DOKOUPIL: You know Jan, here we are- end of June. The Court traditionally ends its term right around now but there are a number of cases left. What are you looking for? CRAWFORD: Yeah, we’ve got eight to go, including four of the biggest of term: birthright citizenship, transgender participation in girls' sports, and whether presidents have the power to fire members of independent executive agencies or the Federal Reserve Board. Now, the justices would be back here on the bench on Monday for more opinions and they'll probably add one more day next week. Tony. DOKOUPIL: And we’ll see you next week Jan, thank you very much. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS 6/25/26 6:38 PM HALLIE JACKSON: Here in Washington, a new landmark Supreme Court ruling comes down in favor of President Trump’s immigration policies and sets the stage for a possible wave of new deportations. Laura Jarrett explains. LAURA JARRETT: Tonight, immigration advocates on edge. The court's conservative majority clearing the way for the administration to now strip hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian refugees of the legal protections that have allowed them and others to live and work in the United States for years. HAITIAN IMMIGRATION ADVOCATE: For many of us, this ruling is not just about policy. It is about our homes. Our families. Our future. JARRETT: Congress created the program known as Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, in 1990 to help those fleeing armed conflict or natural disasters. Over 300,000 Haitians and over 600,000 Syrians in the U.S. are estimated currently to have TPS protection, but Homeland Security under President Trump has moved to end protections for several countries, prompting immigrant rights groups to sue, pointing to Trump's past derogatory statements about Haitian immigrants. DONALD TRUMP: In Springfield, they're eating the dogs. The people that came in, they're eating the cats. JARRETT: In a divided ruling, the conservative majority today finding the courts generally barred from second-guessing DHS’s decision-making, and the president's statements “not overtly racial.” Administration officials praising the decision. TOM HOMAN: Temporary means temporary. When the condition in that country gets better, they need to go home. JACKSON: Laura is joining us now and Laura, this is not the only immigration win that the Court handed the president today. JARRETT: Hallie, that’s right. The justices have now given the president the green light to turn away scores of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Obviously, part of his larger border crackdown. We’ve seen asylum- seekers trying to actually make those claims on foreign soil, but today, the justices agreeing with the Trump administration that they can in fact turn migrants away. But this case, Hallie, quite fiery. It prompted a very heated dissent from Justice Sotomayor on the liberal side, to which then Justice Alito responded, issuing his own rebuttal of sorts. Hallie, this is something you never see on the bench as opinions are handed down as this term comes to a close here in just the coming days, Hallie.  JACKSON: And more to come. Hallie, thank you very much.  

When radical socialist nuts endorsed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani won their House primaries (in overwhelmingly Democrat districts), the "news" networks responded by sanitizing their extremism. For example, their support for Hamas and for eradicating Israel means believing “the U.S. relationship with Israel needs to be rethought.”   MRC Free Speech America vice president Dan Schneider and NewsBusters contributor Steve Malzberg offered their New Yorker takes. I lost my patience listening to NPR's softball interview with Mamdani, and then a bit later, PBS News Hour had on an New York Public Radio reporter who repeated all the Mamdani talking points as shabby political analysis. Mamdani drew attention for smearing AIPAC: In the wealthiest city, in the wealthiest country in the history of the world, we need not live in fear of monsters any longer." National Review writer Jim Geraghty tweeted: "I would note that Mamdani never called Hamas 'monsters.' As far as I know, he's never called ISIS or al-Qaeda 'monsters'." Mamdani said he was employing a quote from Antonio Gramsci, a founder of the Italian Communist Party in the 1920s. "We're talking about a status quo where children are being killed on a daily basis," Mamdani said to reporters. "I'm speaking about an organization that has been supportive of the status quo, that has fought any attempt to actually deliver safety to people.” Steve pointed out The Five crew on Fox News made big fun of socialist Graham Platner saying he went to Planned Parenthood for sexually-transmitted disease testing. Jessica Tarlov proclaimed “he’s obviously not a Nazi,” despite his tattoo of a symbol used by the SS death camp guards. The View actually had a debate on Mamdani's endorsements. Alyssa Farah warned that the Democrats could become captured by extremists, so she was implying Mamdani was the anti-MAGA. She pointed out Darializa tweeted that 'Obama is evil,' 'Biden is a rapist and a war criminal,' and 'bleep Kamala Harris.' But Joy Behar was comparing socialism to fire trucks and garbage trucks.  Sunny Hostin announced: "New York is the nation's cultural and political capital and that's just a fact. And the Democratic Socialists of America is a force to be reckoned with at this point.” She was furious when Sara Haines noted Darializa Avila Chevalier went to an October 8 rally for Hamas. Then there's all our activity around the FCC and their investigation into The View. On Monday – when the Public Comment period ended at 2 pm – ABC put on a commercial with less than three hours to spare: "’The View has welcomed your favorite guests for nearly 30 years. Now the FCC wants to control who is allowed to appear on the show. Tell the FCC to let the viewers decide. You have until July 6th." It’s especially hilarious to claim the FCC “wants to control who is allowed to appear.” The whole point here is they don’t want to allow any conservatives or Republicans to appear. They like their political guests to be 100 percent Democrats and leftists. That’s what they call “Democracy.” We submitted over 2,400 examples of leftist tilt (including studies) to the FCC. Enjoy the podcast below. The audio is here.   

In the aftermath of Tuesday’s New York Democratic primaries, three self-identified Democratic socialist candidates claimed victory, backed by radical New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani. Campaigning on anti-Zionism, police abolition, and socialist policies, the victory of these candidates signals a major shift in the politics of the Democratic party. But Tuesday on CNN’s The Source, their liberal panelists were all for it. Senior political commentator Van Jones proclaimed: The revolution is being televised. That's what I make of it. The Mamdani phenomenon is not a one guy thing. The democratic socialists are an insurgency in this party. We'll see what happens in New York-13, but I think people who thought this was going to be a, you know, kind of a cute guy off to the side. There's a huge infrastructure here, there's a movement here, there's passion here, and people who don't like it are going to have to wake up and smell the coffee. This is a- this is a serious movement inside the democratic party. The left is on the march.   Last night on CNN's The Source: liberal panelists celebrating socialist NY Congressional primary victories, proclaiming "the revolution is being televised" and "the left is on the march." Have we forgotten the horrors of socialism under Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, and so many others??? pic.twitter.com/REZsyrpODM — James Waterman (@jwatermaniv) June 24, 2026   Following Jones’s comments on the “revolution” in the party, Democratic Congressmen Ro Khanna (CA) would share his excitement about his favored socialist candidate winning the primary: I'm glad that Brad Lander won. I had done some support for him. And look, this is fundamentally about Gaza. Anyone who says that Mamdani was just about affordability doesn't understand that election. It was partly about Gaza.  Young people saw on their phones for two years the genocide that took place. And for many people, it's a test of character. Are you going to deny that genocide, or are you going to say what took place and you're going to stand for human rights? According to Khanna, Gaza seems to be a seriously pressing issue for the average NYC voter. Between Khanna, Jones, and host Kaitlan Collins, however, not a single word of concern was expressed towards the socialist shift in the Democratic Party.  The conservative voice on the panel, Shermichael Singleton, was the one to finally ring the alarm bells about the potential of even more radical leftist presence in American politics: As a conservative, I see this as a real contrast between a element of the democratic party that believes the United States should retract on the world stage and be weak and not support our allies. I see a iteration of the democratic party that does not believe in capitalism. They do not believe it work- it works.  They do believe that there is a significant percent of people in America who have earned too much, and that somehow it is the responsibility of the government to take from them and spread the wealth around to everyone else under the guise of making and improving the lot in life of the majority. Those who are struggling. I was- clearly view that in a different way. It is a message and a contrast that I think conservatives will hopefully draw in November - will certainly draw it in 2028. Do you want a prosperous America or do you want an America with government control that is expansive, with higher taxes, that dictates who can and cannot be successful? I'm willing to bet that most Americans will believe in the Republicans when drawing that contrast. Out of all four panelists, the only one to express any concern for the rise of mask-off socialism was the conservative in the room. As usual, the elite media types are more than happy to sweep radicalism under the rug, concealing it until it becomes too big to ignore and takes over the movement, shoving American politics to the left. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read. CNN The Source June 23, 2026 09:14:44 PM Eastern KAITLAN COLLINS: My top political sources are here joining me tonight, including Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna of California, Republican strategist Shermichael Singleton and former Obama administration official Van Jones.  And Van, I just want to start with you in terms of what you're watching tonight, now that we know that Brad Lander is projected to defeat the incumbent in this race, two-term congressman Dan Goldman, who obviously everyone will remember from leading Trump's impeachment when he was working, and then obviously becoming a congressman. What are you making of this tonight? VAN JONES: The revolution is being televised. That's what I make of it. The Mamdani phenomenon is not a one-guy thing. The Democratic socialists are an insurgency in this party. We'll see what happens in New York-13, but I think people who thought this was going to be a, you know, kind of a cute guy off to the side. There's a huge infrastructure here, there's a movement here, there's passion here, and people who don't like it are going to have to wake up and smell the coffee. This is a — this is a serious movement inside the Democratic Party. The left is on the march. COLLINS: Congressman, obviously, you're the Democrat here at the table, the Democratic official with us. I mean, when you're looking at this, how are you watching this tonight? RO KHANNA: I'm glad that Brad Lander won. I had done some support for him. And look, this is fundamentally about Gaza. Anyone who says that Mamdani was just about affordability doesn't understand that election. It was partly about Gaza that young people saw on their phones for two years the genocide that took place. And for many people, it's a test of character. Are you going to deny that genocide, or are you going to say what took place, and you're going to stand for human rights?  That was the central difference in this race between Dan Goldman and Brad Lander. And Brad Lander won. And, in my view, this is going to be a central divide heading into 2026 and 2028. SHERMICHAEL SINGLETON: Yeah. Look, I think this is the Tea Party moment for my friends on the left. And many in the establishment wing of my party, they dismissed many of the tea party elements. And obviously that spurred the rise of President Trump and him being elected twice. I think that's where this is going on the other side.  And I agree with you, congressman. I think, in 2028, it will be a tale of two cities. You will have your establishment, traditional Democrats, against someone who may be progressive, maybe even a democratic socialist, making their appeals to younger voters in particular, maybe even middle-aged voters who find themselves to be completely disgusted by a political system that they believe is no longer working for them.  That said, as a conservative, I see this as a real contrast between an element of the Democratic Party that believes the United States should retract on the world stage and be weak and not support our allies. I see an iteration of the Democratic Party that does not believe in capitalism. They do not believe it work — it works.

NYC has a much more alarming meaning after the Democratic primaries this week: New York Communists. Among those victorious Democrats were Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier, both of whom were endorsed by the organization Democratic Socialists of America and Mayor Mamdani. MS NOW’s Wednesday evening shows All In with Chris Hayes and The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi celebrated Mamdani and Chevalier. Both were treated to softball questions and no pushback for any of the problematic statements made by Chevalier or any other candidate endorsed by the Mayor. Hayes hosted Mamdani on-air to talk about the results of the primaries, which he was happy about on a personal level. He admitted his brother worked on Brad Lander’s (D-NY) successful campaign. He also praised the Mayor for remaining “very on-message” about his key affordability talking points, and asked Mamdani what the elections were about for him, to which Mamdani replied, “they were about clarity… conscience… [and] conviction.”  Hayes then gave Mamdani an opportunity to respond to the accusations of anti-semitism from the Democrats “in the sort of pro-Israel coalition.”  “I don’t necessarily sign on to that,” Hayes disclaimed, but he asked if one of the driving forces behind the Democratic voters pushing out several incumbents was, “the people and the Democratic Party supporting fundamentally, or not doing enough to oppose the actions of the Israeli government over the last several years.”   On @allinwithchris quack @NYCMayor completely DUCKS question about anti-semitism. He can't deny it because he and his candidates SUPPORT Hamas and other terror groups Watch here: pic.twitter.com/UNWL47rvYx — Cici Marie (@Cici_Marie_1776) June 25, 2026   Of course, Hayes never offered a shred of opposition to Mamdani’s answers, not even when the Mayor offered a meaningless jumble of an answer to his question about whether the Democratic nominees were “just a bunch of people who just got out of some college seminar who like to talk socialism?”   Here's an uncomfy truth: Dems do well with college-educated people because they have turned the American education system into a propaganda machine spitting out good obedient little leftists. Source: @ZohranKMamdani on @MSNOWNews's @allinwithchris pic.twitter.com/4vOHl1gTfk — Cici Marie (@Cici_Marie_1776) June 25, 2026   There was also no mention of anti-American statements made by Mamdani’s chosen candidates, such as Aber Kawas claiming that 9/11 was the fault of America’s “system of capitalism, racism, white supremacy, and islamophobia.” Three hours later on The 11th Hour, Ali Velshi welcomed Darializa Avila Chevalier, who won the Democratic nomination for a Congressional seat. He asked her about squaring her socialist views with her new position of power, and offered no pushback as she ducked the truth that socialism was fundamentally opposed to America’s success.    .@AliVelshi kisses up to @DarializaforNY, lets her avoid talking about her radical communist views, then asks if her insulting tweets about Biden and Harris were just because she's a "digital native." The media will kiss the feet of any libtard they can find. pic.twitter.com/mmoRZ9Xt8P — Cici Marie (@Cici_Marie_1776) June 25, 2026   Velshi also mentioned the problematic posts that Chevalier had made on her now-deleted social media accounts, including one where she bragged about using the American flag as a napkin. Velshi painted her as a sympathetic entity, saying that he knew she “probably want[ed] this conversation to go away,” and enforcing her answer about a tweet where she said “F— Kamala Harris.” “Is that the kind of thing that just because you're sort of a digital native and that you do on the internet, or do you believe that?” Velshi asked, practically offering her a multiple-choice answer. He also let her supporting Hamas after the October 7 attacks slide without much comment, other than joining with her in smearing AIPAC, which donated to her opponent’s campaign.    .@DarializaforNY SUPPORTED the mass r-pes and murders of Oct. 7, then has the audacity to say she values "human dignity and human life." With that in mind, I wonder what her view on abortion is... pic.twitter.com/Pc139PtQvu — Cici Marie (@Cici_Marie_1776) June 25, 2026   And at the end of the interview, Velshi avoided directly mentioning Chevalier’s involvement with the DSA. He only asked the incredibly softball question, “How do you avoid becoming the ad for Republicans? (…) [Y]ou're going to appear in all sorts of people's ads, all sorts of Republicans' ads, to say, 'This is what you're going to get if you vote for the Democrats. A communist.'” Velshi managed to turn the most important question about Chevalier’s radical socialist and communist stances into an attack on Republicans, one she was all too proud to state she won't dignify their accusations with a response. When you refuse to answer the question "Are you a communist?" people can get a clue about what that means.   Radical leftist that just won an NY Congressional seat refuses to disavow her extreme communist views. They will turn America into a failed state like the Soviets if we keep electing people like them. pic.twitter.com/u7Iq41730M — Cici Marie (@Cici_Marie_1776) June 25, 2026   The transcripts are below. Click "expand" to read: MS NOW's All In with Chris Hayes 6/24/26 8:24:02 p.m. Eastern (...) CHRIS HAYES: Joining me now is New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who will be speaking with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries later tonight. Mayor, congrats. I know my colleague Jen Psaki has Leader Jeffries on the next hour to discuss what's going on.  What are you looking for in your conversation with Leader Jeffries tonight? (...) HAYES: You know, I - obviously I'm a lifelong New Yorker, know New York politics well. I should disclose that my brother actually worked on the Lander campaign, which I basically didn't cover for that reason-- ZOHRAN MAMDANI: And did a great job. HAYES: --in the runup to this entire race.  You know, when you're in your race, I think you can really say like you had a laser focus on affordability. You really did. You were very on message. Interviews where I tried to push you off the message, you kept coming back to it. You know what you're doing.  I think it's much harder to make that argument about these wins last night. I cover these races pretty closely. I mean, I follow them. They weren't really about affordability. I don't think you can say there was some big difference between Claire Valdez and Antonio Reynoso. So what were they about from your perspective? (...) 8:26:55 p.m. HAYES: There's a lot of folks, I would say, in New York who, let's say broadly in the sort of pro-Israel coalition, I think that's how they would describe themselves, who view last night as about that single issue. Basically, what they will say is, particularly if you look at Goldman and Lander, like this was really about Israel. And it was motivated by people's feelings about Israel. And I think the pro-Israel folks would say, you know, their anger, their rage, some even say it's anti-semitism.  I don't necessarily sign on to that. But do you think it was like, fundamentally, is that what it was about the people and the Democratic Party supporting fundamentally, or not doing enough to oppose the actions of the Israeli government over the last several years and continuing actions in Gaza? (...) 8:28:47 p.m. (...) ZOHRAN MAMDANI: And all of this is all the more difficult for a New Yorker to accept when, at the same time, they're having trouble affording life in the nation's most expensive city.  At the same time, as we're greenlighting tens of billions of dollars for Netanyahu's wars, we're being told, 'Sorry, we just can't help you make it a little bit easier to afford your rent check, or your groceries, or your childcare, or even your public transit.'  And I think that what we saw is that New Yorkers were fed up with a status quo of our politics, where we're stuck explaining why this is the best we're going to have, as opposed to advocating for the working person who's being left behind by that same status quo. HAYES: I just feel duty-bound to point out that the federal government budget is like trillions of dollars, depending whether you count Social Security. So in the grand scheme of things, I mean, you're right, there's been about 30 billion dollars to Israel. There's lots and lots of billions of dollars that could be found for those things, even if we were to continue. You - in doing this, you clearly ticked off a bunch of people. You knew that. I mean, they weren't shy about saying it because generally the way it goes is, you don't endorse against incumbents. Yeah, it really is kind of the unwritten rule in this.  Tish James, who was a very vocal backer of yours when you were running for mayor and even a backer of yours when I think it was pretty politically controversial to be so, had this to say, she 'said she and other political leaders she's spoken to are disappointed in Zohran Mamdani. All of us are a little frustrated with the Democratic Party, but you don't blow it up. That's what MAGA has done.'  What do you say to that? (...) 8:31:30 p.m. HAYES: On that point about the working class, and I just want to be clear here, like, you win, you win, right? Like, these were winning - like, all eight won, and different winning candidates assemble different winning coalitions, particularly in primaries.  But it also is the case - and you can go down to the census track level, or you can look at the, you know, the different parts where there is a correlation between the success of the candidates you backed and higher degrees of college education attainment, and even higher degrees of household income in those areas. Right?  I mean, you can run the numbers. The Times had them today in the Bronx, which I know pretty well, my home borough. Darializa was lost by 30 points to the incumbent, Adriano Espaillat, in that part of the borough, which is a very poor part of the borough.  What do you say to people who say this is fundamentally democratic socialism, a kind of college affectation that basically, like you talk about the working class, but really it's just a bunch of people who just got out of some college seminar who like to talk socialism?     MS NOW's The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi 6/24/26 11:40:02 p.m. Eastern (...) ALI VELSHI: You have to do and say things in primaries, and then, now, you are the actual Democratic Party representative. That's not always the same as being a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. How do you square that? DARIALIZA AVILA CHEVALIER: You know, I think I have - I'm very proud of the campaign that I've run, one where I am presenting the vision that I have for New Yorkers here in this district. And that has always been the vision that I have for them, right? (...) VELSHI: I think you probably, and at some point we'll be done with this conversation, but you probably want this conversation to go away, but there are the social media posts. You have had derogatory posts about Joe Biden and about Kamala Harris. You did apologize for the Kamala Harris one, I guess the Joe Biden one, you did say, you called him a 'rapist.'  Is that the kind of thing that just because you're sort of a digital native and that you, you do on the internet, or did you believe that? And do you believe that? (...) CHEVALIER: Now, all that to say, I do regret my tweets. And that's something that I think has brought a lot of division.  And that's something I regret because as an organizer, my goal is always to unify our community and deliver for our community. And I think there is this question of, why is it that when folks who do not have power, political power in this instance, are being held accountable for things, we don't also hold accountable folks who do have political power, where the decisions they are making in office every single day have an enormous impact on millions of people in our country, right? And I think for folks who feel disempowered, it's important to make sure that we're getting to the heart of where that sense of disempowerment is. VELSHI: You actually said that with respect to your tweet about Kamala Harris, you said that it came from a place of you feeling disempowered. CHEVALIER: Yeah. And I think so much - so many folks in our country feel that they don't have representation that is fighting for them, right. And that was part of why I decided to run, because I've felt that abandonment from establishment politics that looks at my community as though it is merely statistics and not people who are worth fighting for and not the policies that will actually better their lives.  (...) 11:43:19 p.m. VELSHI: So I want to talk to you because you are part of a group of people who want to hold people in power to account. And I want to talk to you about that, with respect to Adriano Espaillat, money that has come into that campaign, including money from AIPAC-affiliated groups.  But I need to set the context on that first, because of this conversation about this rally after October 8th, you have strong beliefs about Israel's targeting of civilians in Gaza, which completely dwarfed what happened on October 7th.  That said, I think - I'm going to guess that you agree that innocent civilians shouldn't be targeted by anybody, regardless of the reason or the grievance. And that stands for Israel and that stands for Hamas. CHEVALIER: Yeah, of course.  VELSHI: Because people have associated you with being supportive of what Hamas did on October 7th. (...) 11:45:36 p.m. VELSHI: It wasn't as central an issue in your campaign as it was in the Brad Lander-Dan Goldman campaign, but the AIPAC and AIPAC-affiliated money that came in against you was bigger. I mean, it was a lot of money.  And you've been very critical of Adriano Espaillat's relationship with Israel and continued acceptance of funding in offensive weapons. Tell me how that played out. (...) CHEVALIER: And so, you know, I think the fact that so much money was poured in not only directly into his campaign, but also in outside spending, where we saw over 7 million dollars. And I - we won't know how much of that was AIPAC for a number of days. VELSHI: A lot of that funding came in after June 10th-- CHEVALIER: Exactly. VELSHI: --which means nobody has to report it for-- CHEVALIER: Exactly. VELSHI: --until the next cycle.  Donald Trump talked about communists being elected last night. There were three of you in the Congressional races, and there were five people who Mamdani supported in state races, all eight of you won.  How do you avoid becoming the ad for Republicans? You know, we've watched Zohran Mamdani and we've - and he's managed it very well. We've watched Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has managed it very well. She's become a sort of a very policy-centered person. I don't think she's changed any of her views.  How do you navigate this road? Because now you are a member of the Democratic delegation. You will be a member of the Democratic delegation, and you're going to appear in all sorts of people's ads, all sorts of Republicans' ads, to say, 'This is what you're going to get if you vote for the Democrats. A communist.' CHEVALIER: You know, I think that is - that framing is one that I've been very proud to be able to say, 'I don't respond to,' one in which I have been very intentional to say, 'I won't be reactive.'  We are presenting a vision of what we're fighting for, and I think for far too long we have had politics that is reactive to what Republicans are doing.  What we need is Democrats who are actually going to present a positive vision, one that sets the tone for what we should be talking about, which is the issue of affordability, which is the issue of how our budgets are moral documents. 

On the same night, Democratic socialist candidates endorsed by New York Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani won big in the New York Democratic primaries, with campaigns focused heavily on Israel in the form of ‘Free Palestine,’ Daily Show host-of-the-week Josh Johnson led the comedy show with a joke on the World Cup, specifically Scotland fan. He likened the troves of Scottish fans to an “all-white parade” and was thankful the parade was not chanting about “The Jews.” Johnson started with the World Cup, even as media coverage had tried to frame the event as bad for its playing in Trump’s America. He began, “Let's start with the biggest story in sports right now. The World Cup fans have come from all over the world to see which country has the most athletic black people! But one country has been making their presence known a little more than the rest.”   On Tuesday's The Daily Show, host Josh Johnson, after videos played of Scottish World Cup fans parading in the streets, said he was "just happy to see an all-white parade where they're not chanting about 'The Jews.'" pic.twitter.com/8NdkAx5yMr — Nick (@nspin310) June 24, 2026   Then, a soundbite played from a local news reporter in Florida, which described the Scottish fans: “South Florida is getting taken over by the Scottish this week for the World Cup, turning Little Havana into an international street party” After more audio from the streets of happy Scottish fans in the streets prior to their World Cup match versus Brazil, full of bagpipes, but no sing-along of “Yes Sir, I Can Boogie.” Johnson then remarked, “This is so fun. Also, I'm just happy to see an all-white parade where they're not chanting about ‘The Jews.’" Johnson was clearly referring to some Nazi and KKK rallies in the past, as he just decided to lump in the whole white population with those groups of people. But, even more ironically, Johnson’s joke came on the night of the crowning of Democratic Socialist (DSA) candidates for US House seats in New York City due to the efforts of Mayor Mamdani. Among the endorsees of Mamdani were former City Comptroller Brad Lander, who he with cross-endorsed in the New York Mayor’s primary, and Darializa Avila Chevalier, who has said she wanted to use the American flag as a napkin. The interesting thing with Mamdani’s endorsement of Lander was that Lander is a Jewish man, which apparently might not go over well with some DSA-aligned people, including Mamdani’s wife. A The New York Times headline from the day of the primary read, “‘This is the Team,’ Mamdani Says. His Allies Hint Lander Doesn’t Belong.” Wonder what the issue could possibly be? Maybe Johnson's aforementioned “The Jews." The transcript is below. Click "expand": Comedy Central’s The Daily Show June 23, 2026 11:01:18 PM Eastern (...) JOSH JOHNSON: Let's start with the biggest story in sports right now. The World Cup fans have come from all over the world to see which country has the most athletic black people! But one country has been making their presence known a little more than the rest. REPORTER: South Florida is getting taken over by the Scottish this week for the World Cup, turning Little Havana into an international street party [Sounds of Scottish Fans and bagpipes] JOHNSON: This is so fun. Also, I'm just happy to see an all-white parade where they're not chanting about "The Jews." You know, the Loch Ness monster is back in Scotland right now like, "Finally! I can get some sleep. The only reason why I'm so elusive is cause I don't want to hear those damn bagpipes!"  (...)