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 Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists of America, walked out of a live radio interview after being questioned about controversial past social media posts. She won the primary election to unseat Rep. Adriano Espaillat in New York's 13th Congressional District despite facing backlash over remarks on police abolition, Dominican nationalism, and pro-Palestine activism.