Socialist Congressional Nominees Join International Leftist Push Against Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’

Drew Berkemeyer

3 months ago

Socialist Congressional Nominees Join International Leftist Push Against Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’

<&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine; &NewLine;&NewLine;<div style="position&colon;relative" data-narration-container="true">&NewLine;Several Democratic Socialists of America-backed congressional nominees are traveling to Uruguay this week to join a left-wing international conference aimed at opposing President Donald Trump’s foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere&period;&NewLine;New York Assemblywoman Claire Valdez, New York activist Darializa Avila Chevalier, and Pennsylvania state Rep&period; Chris Rabb — all three DSA members who won Democratic congressional primaries this year — will attend the Pan-American Congress in Montevideo as &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;special guests” of a congressional delegation led by Reps&period; Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Jesús &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Chuy” García (D-IL)&period; New Jersey Democratic congressional candidate Adam Hamawy, who is not a DSA member but has embraced many of the same left-wing causes, is also attending&period;&NewLine;The gathering, scheduled for August 21-23, will bring together left-wing political leaders from across North America, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean&period;&NewLine;For Valdez, Avila Chevalier, and Rabb, all of whom are running in heavily Democratic districts, the trip also offers an early look at the foreign-policy priorities they could bring to Capitol Hill next year&period;&NewLine;Valdez, who is expected to succeed retiring Rep&period; Nydia Velázquez in New York’s heavily Democratic 7th Congressional District, said she intends to promote &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;international solidarity and cooperation — not imperialism, war and extraction&period;”&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The threats we face, from climate change to mass displacement to the rise of fascism, don’t stop at borders, and neither can our response,” Valdez told <a href="https&colon;//www&period;politico&period;com/live-updates/2026/08/19/congress/democratic-socialists-congress-uruguay-01041713" target="&lowbar;blank" rel="noopener">Politico</a>&period;&NewLine;Conference organizers have similarly framed the participation of the incoming lawmakers as part of a broader effort to reshape the United States’ role in the hemisphere&period; &NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;These inspiring leaders won their primaries on a promise to pursue a new place and purpose for the United States in the international community — and that project starts right here in the hemisphere,” said David Adler, the Pan-American Congress’ general coordinator&period;&NewLine;The delegation comes as the Trump administration has moved to assert a more aggressive U&period;S&period; presence in the Western Hemisphere through what the administration has dubbed the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Donroe Doctrine&period;” The administration has emphasized combating drug trafficking, illegal immigration, and foreign adversaries in the Americas, while seeking to strengthen relationships with governments willing to cooperate with the United States&period;&NewLine;The Democratic delegation, however, is traveling to Uruguay with the stated goal of building opposition to that approach&period; Jayapal, 9 other House Democrats, and Sen&period; Bernie Sanders (I-VT) last week sent Secretary of State Marco Rubio a <a href="https&colon;//jayapal&period;house&period;gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/FINAL-SIGNED&lowbar;Letter-to-Rubio-on-Trump-Corollary&period;pdf" target="&lowbar;blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> condemning the administration’s application of the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Trump Corollary,” arguing that it amounts to &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;a license for unlimited foreign intervention&period;”&NewLine;The lawmakers accused the administration of using military force without congressional authorization, economic sanctions and tariffs as &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;collective punishment,” and political pressure to influence elections in sovereign countries&period; &NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Taken together, the interventions conducted under the banner of the &OpenCurlyQuote;Donroe’ Doctrine appear to follow a partisan playbook,” the lawmakers wrote&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;These are tactics that destabilize our hemisphere and endanger our neighbors&period;”&NewLine;The emerging Democratic opposition to the policy is notable not simply because of the current congressional delegation, but because of who is preparing to join it&period; Valdez and Avila Chevalier are among a new generation of DSA-backed politicians who have successfully <a href="https&colon;//www&period;dailywire&period;com/news/mamdanis-socialists-upset-incumbent-dems-in-house-primary-sweep" target="&lowbar;blank" rel="noopener">defeated</a> Democratic establishment candidates in deep-blue districts&period;&NewLine;Valdez, a former union organizer, defeated Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and other candidates in the Democratic primary to succeed Velázquez&period; She was endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the self-described democratic socialist whose political movement has helped propel a new generation of socialist candidates into office&period; &NewLine;Avila Chevalier defeated five-term Democratic Rep&period; Adriano Espaillat in New York’s 13th Congressional District&period; The 32-year-old organizer <a href="https&colon;//www&period;dailywire&period;com/news/democrats-newest-pick-is-their-most-radical-yet" target="&lowbar;blank" rel="noopener">has spent years</a> working on immigration and Palestinian causes and has helped organize the Columbia University protests following Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel&period; She also received endorsements from Mamdani and the DSA&period; &NewLine;Rabb defeated Democratic establishment favorite Sharif Street in Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District, another overwhelmingly Democratic seat&period; The DSA-backed candidate has advocated for Medicare for All, universal basic income, guaranteed housing, and the abolition of ICE, among other left-wing policies&period;&NewLine;Rabb has also rejected the premise of describing illegal immigration as inherently criminal and said he wants to end deportations&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;What are illegals&quest;” Rabb <a href="https&colon;//www&period;foxnews&period;com/politics/socialist-house-nominee-radical-law-order-vision-what-are-illegals" target="&lowbar;blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> when Fox News host Sean Hannity pressed him on whether he supported amnesty for illegal immigrants and the abolition of national borders&period;&NewLine;Valdez, Avila Chevalier, and Rabb are heavily favored to join the House next year, while other DSA-aligned candidates are competing for additional seats&period;&NewLine;The Pan-American Congress was founded as a forum for left-wing political leaders from across the Americas to coordinate on regional issues and develop a shared political vision&period;&NewLine;This year’s gathering will give several likely future members of Congress a chance to begin building those relationships before they take office, as Democrats intensify their fight with the Trump administration over the future of U&period;S&period; policy in the Western Hemisphere&period;&NewLine;</div>&NewLine; 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