The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is taking credit for apparently helping Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris choose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate.
The DSA is taking a victory lap on social media after radical Walz was confirmed as the Democrats’ vice presidential nominee for the 2024 election.
In a post on X, the DSA, the largest socialist group in the U.S., said:
“Harris choosing Walz as a running mate has shown the world that DSA and our allies on the left are a force that cannot be ignored.
“Through collective action, DSA and the US left more broadly have made it clear that change is needed.
“DSA members organized in our workplaces and unions to realign the labor movement to support Palestinian liberation.”
The DSA continued by taking credit for pressuring Democrats to allegedly snub other candidates in the running.
The group saincluding one “with direct ties to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces].”
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who is Jewish, was reportedly one of the top contenders on Harris’ list of potential running mates.
Shapiro was a volunteer in the IDF in his youth.
The DSA has long called for a “ceasefire” after Hamas launched its brutal terror attack against Israel on October 7 of last year.
However, the far-left group has failed to condemn Hamas and instead argues that the attack was a “direct result of Israel’s apartheid regime.”
“The Uncommitted movement, in which DSA members played crucial roles nationally and in multiple states, pressured the Democratic establishment into choosing a new candidate and backing down from a potential VP with direct ties to the IDF and who would have ferociously supported the ongoing genocide in Palestine,” the DSA continued in its X thread.
While celebrating Harris’ choice of Walz, the socialist group hammered that their “demands remain the same” regarding the war that has continued raging in Israel.
“Harris must call for an immediate ceasefire in Palestine and put in place an embargo on all arms to Israel,” the group wrote.
Walz is not a member of the DSA but has made favorable comments regarding socialism.
He pushed socialist policies just last week during a “White Dudes for Harris” campaign call last week that was slammed by conservatives.
“Don’t ever shy away from our progressive values,” the Minnesota Democrat said.
“One person’s socialism is another person’s neighborliness.”
Newsmax anchor Carl Higbie was among those slamming Walz during his show this week.
WATCH:
Following Harris announcing Walz, President Donald Trump said he was “thrilled” by the choice.
Trump noted that Walz promotes left-wing policies that he says American voters reject.
“If you look at his record with no walls, no security, let everybody in, he’s worse than they are,” he said Wednesday morning.
“Nobody knew how radical left she was, but he’s a smarter version of her, if you want to know the truth.
“There’s never been a ticket like this,” he continued.
“This is a ticket that would want this country to go communist immediately, if not sooner.”
“He’s very heavy into transgender,” Trump noted of Walz.
“Anything transgender he thinks is great, and he’s not where the country is on anything.”
