Claire Valdez is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) who is running for a House seat in New York. She is being slammed after vowing to use her congressional seat to fight for Mexico.
It is actually more serious than it even sounds. Valdez has apparently met with Mexican officials, so she can’t brush this off as a joke.
In the tweet posted below, she says:
215 years ago, Mexicans fought an empire that demanded our land and our labor. And we won.
I’ll carry that fight with me to Congress as New York’s first Mexican American representative.
And I’m strengthened not just by Mexico’s history but its present. Last month I met comrades in Morena who are standing up to the empires and corporations that have always taken from us – and building a government for the working class.
¡Viva la Independencia, Viva México!
215 years ago, Mexicans fought an empire that demanded our land and our labor. And we won.
I’ll carry that fight with me to Congress as New York’s first Mexican American representative.
And I’m strengthened not just by Mexico’s history but its present. Last month I met… pic.twitter.com/bltYEhXMhN
— Claire Valdez (@claireforny) September 16, 2026
FOX News reports:
Socialist Claire Valdez faces calls for federal probe after Mexico ‘fight’ pledge
A New York City socialist seeking to replace a retiring Democrat drew criticism Thursday after pledging to carry the “fight” inspired by Mexico’s struggle for independence into Congress. And critics pointed to her disclosure that she met with members of Mexico’s ruling left-wing party.
Claire Valdez, who is seeking Rep. Nydia Velázquez’s seat in a district that includes Bushwick and Ridgewood, is facing calls for the State Department to investigate her under the Logan Act. It’s a rarely enforced 1799 law that criminalizes certain unauthorized efforts by private citizens to influence foreign governments in disputes involving the U.S. Democrats have also invoked the law in connection with President Donald Trump.
In response to her post, immigration attorney and columnist Alicia Nieves tweeted at Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, a former ambassador to Mexico, calling for an investigation of Valdez after the candidate disclosed that she had met with members of Morena, Mexico’s ruling left-wing party.
“Given that she is currently a congressional nominee, not a member of Congress, and appears to have discussed facilitating support contrary to current U.S. policy as well as describing our country an ‘empire’ that has ‘stolen from us’ … I hope the administration will review whether these communications warrant investigation under the Logan Act.”
People are reminding her that this is America, not Mexico.
Not sure if you’re aware of this, but you will be representing the United States of America in Congress and not Mexico. https://t.co/auXsuVLKI8
— Brandon Gill (@realBrandonGill) September 18, 2026
You running for Congress in the US? Or Mexico?
… and btw your “comrades” can’t stand up to their own government because Mexico has had one of the bloodiest elections in a decade due to corruption. You omitting that fact is even worse. https://t.co/OzPu1OKQoY
— Anna Paulina Luna (@realannapaulina) September 18, 2026
Valdez is a typical DSA type, as you can see in this clip.
New York Democrat Socialist Congressional candidate Claire Valdez lays out her radical agenda:
“So, are we ready to free Palestine, are we ready to Abolish ICE are we ready to win Medicare for all, housing for all, and unions for all?” pic.twitter.com/Gw2Neyvv6B
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 15, 2026
Featured image via YouTube.
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