A new generation of DSA-backed radicals is taking over the Democrat Party from coast to coast.
These aren’t just progressive politicians – they’re openly Marxist activists who want to abolish ICE, hand taxpayer benefits to illegal aliens, and turn American cities into socialist laboratories.
And the puppet masters pulling their strings just revealed they expect complete obedience once these radicals get into office.
The Puppet Masters Drop Their Masks
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) isn’t trying to hide their takeover anymore. At a packed meeting in New York City, DSA leaders openly bragged about their "symbiotic" relationship with candidates like mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani.
"Our endorsed candidates are expected to follow the will of the membership," declared DSA chapter leader Darren Goldner. "We work very closely with Zohran. A lot of Zohran staff are DSA members and leaders."¹
In other words, they own him completely.
The 33-year-old assemblyman didn’t stumble into socialism by accident – the DSA built his entire campaign operation. "Zohran running for mayor would not have happened without the DSA," Goldner revealed. "He planned and built his run as a DSA campaign. And he was not going to run without the DSA."²
Trump nailed it when he labeled Mamdani a "100% Communist Lunatic" and "My Little Communist." The President saw right through the Democratic Socialist smokescreen to the Marxist agenda underneath.
Mamdani’s radical agenda reads like a communist manifesto: rent freezes for millions of New Yorkers, free everything for everyone, city-run grocery stores, and crushing tax hikes on businesses to pay for the whole disaster. He even wants to "Trump-proof" New York City – code for sabotaging federal law enforcement.
Minneapolis Gets the Same Socialist Treatment
Up in Minnesota, the DSA playbook is producing results again. State Senator Omar Fateh, a registered DSA member since 2019, just secured the Minneapolis Democrat Party’s endorsement for mayor after a chaotic convention that saw establishment Democrats storm out in disgust.
Fateh’s agenda copies Mamdani’s socialist blueprint: $20 minimum wage by 2028, government housing flooding the market, replacing police with "community-led alternatives," and handing legal IDs to illegal immigrants.³
The timing isn’t coincidental. DSA operatives are building momentum from Mamdani’s shocking primary victory to fuel similar campaigns across the country. Fateh’s success in Minneapolis proves their strategy is working beyond New York City.
Look at the coordination here. These aren’t isolated protest candidates – this represents a nationwide DSA operation designed to seize control of America’s cities while Trump rebuilds the country with America First policies.
Anti-ICE Radical Turns Confrontation Into Campaign Gold
Down in Illinois, 26-year-old Kat Abughazaleh is running for Congress after becoming famous for physically confronting ICE agents. The former Media Matters producer got body-slammed by federal officers outside a detention facility when she tried to block their vehicles from conducting lawful immigration enforcement.
Instead of learning her lesson, Abughazaleh turned the confrontation into a fundraising opportunity. "This is what it looks like when ICE violates our First Amendment rights," she posted on social media alongside video of her getting thrown to the ground.⁵
Here’s someone running for Congress who admits she doesn’t have health insurance while demanding taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal immigrants. The hypocrisy is breathtaking, but it perfectly captures the radical left’s priorities.
ICE wasn’t buying her victim act: "Kat Abughazaleh’s irresponsible behavior inciting violence and encouraging lawlessness puts a selfish publicity stunt over the safety of officers, facility employees and detainees."⁶
She’s accused Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem of "crimes against humanity" for enforcing immigration law. This is the kind of radical who thinks protecting America’s borders is a war crime.
Tennessee Socialist Targets Trump Country
The DSA’s ambitions don’t stop at blue cities. In deep-red Tennessee, State Representative Aftyn Behn just won the Democrat nomination for the 7th Congressional District special election. The Dickson County Democratic Party literally called her "our very own AOC of TN" – a comparison that tells you everything about her radical agenda.⁷
Behn describes herself as a "pissed-off social worker" motivated by Congress passing Trump’s America First legislation. She’s DSA-endorsed and has spent her career as a healthcare community organizer pushing progressive policies in conservative Tennessee.
The fact that socialist radicals think they can flip red districts shows how detached they are from regular Americans. But it reveals their strategy: infiltrate every level of government, from city halls to Congress, with DSA-controlled puppets.
Michigan Schumer isn’t enough for
The generational revolt inside the Democrat Party is accelerating. Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow, running for Gary Peters’ Senate seat, has already announced she won’t support Chuck Schumer for another term as Democrat leader.
McMorrow grabbed national attention in 2022 defending LGBTQ+ ideology after a Republican colleague accused her of wanting to "groom" children. Her response became a viral rallying cry for the radical left.
Now she’s positioning herself as the fresh face Democrats need to fight Trump. "There’s still this idea that Democrats and Republicans are still abiding by the same rules," she complained. "There seems to be a lack of recognition that this is no longer the Republican Party. This is a MAGA party."⁸
Translation: She thinks Democrats need to get even more radical to counter Trump’s America First movement.
The Coordinated Assault Becomes Clear
Connect the dots and the pattern emerges. These candidates share DSA endorsements, identical socialist talking points, and the same strategy of "Trump-proofing" their jurisdictions against federal law enforcement.
They represent a coordinated assault on American institutions by people who fundamentally hate this country’s founding principles. While Trump fights to secure our borders and rebuild our economy, these radicals want to tear down everything that made America great.
The DSA’s long-term strategy is working. They’ve moved from campus activism to electing actual socialists to major offices. And they’re not stopping with local races – they want Congress next.
These puppet candidates see Trump’s electoral success and think bold ideological leadership is the answer. They’re right about being bold, but dead wrong about their toxic ideology.
Trump fights for America First principles that actually work: secure borders, energy independence, and economic policies that put American workers first. These DSA puppets are pushing socialism that has failed everywhere it’s been tried.
But they’re organized, energized, and increasingly successful at winning Democrat primaries while establishment Democrats watch in horror. The original Squad was just the beginning – Squad 2.0 is more radical, more coordinated, and more dangerous to American freedoms.
Conservative Americans better wake up fast, because the socialist takeover of the Democrat Party isn’t theoretical anymore. It’s happening right now, one DSA puppet at a time.
¹ New York Post, "Zohran Mamdani: DSA’s Puppet Mayor-in-Waiting, Ready to Dance to Their Radical Tune," October 4, 2025.
² Ibid.
³ CNN Politics, "Democratic socialists fresh off Mamdani victory see opportunity in Minneapolis," July 24, 2025.
⁴ Common Dreams, "’What It Looks Like When ICE Violates’ First Amendment: Candidate Kat Abughazaleh Thrown to Ground," September 19, 2025.
⁵ Fox News, "Democratic congressional candidate thrown to ground during chaotic anti-ICE protest," September 19, 2025.
⁶ Ibid.
⁷ Fox News, "Democrat Aftyn Behn advances to special election in battle for vacant congressional seat in deep-red district," October 8, 2025.
⁸ The Hill, "Likely Michigan Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow: Time for Schumer to step back," March 25, 2025.
