Mamdani-backed socialist candidate storms out of live interview when confronted with old social media posts

Darializa Avila Chevalier, a socialist congressional candidate backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists of America, left a live radio interview after being questioned about controversial past social media posts. She won her race against Rep. Adriano Espaillat in New York's 13th Congressional District, despite facing scrutiny over remarks on police abolition, Dominican nationalism, and the Israel-Hamas war.