House Republican aims to put Democrats on the record over DSA with resolution condemning socialism

Rep.

Jeff Crank, R-Colo., introduced a measure Thursday condemning socialism in all its forms, telling Fox News Digital he wants to use the vote to force moderate House Democrats to take a more public stance against the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).

"I keep hearing people like Hakeem Jeffries and others in the Congress saying that they oppose the DSA.

Let's see if they're willing to vote for a resolution that would oppose them," Crank told Fox News Digital in an interview on Friday.

Crank's House resolution cites New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s victory as one of the clearest signposts of the DSA’s growing political momentum.

A recent Brookings Institution analysis found that as of August 12, 123 candidates endorsed or recommended by national, state or local DSA chapters had won primaries this cycle.

Most were running for local or state-level office.

FAR-LEFT SURGE: MAMDANI-BACKED CANDIDATES OUST DEM ESTABLISHMENT INCUMBENTS Crank described the DSA movement as "anti-American" and "anti-Constitution," arguing that its members are often hostile to free speech, one of the core rights protected by the U.S.

Constitution.

He also accused DSA members of being anti-Semitic in their advocacy against Israel, particularly after the Oct.

7, 2023, terrorist attacks in Israel.

"I would almost say the DSA in some ways is the marriage between socialism, the traditional socialism of Bernie Sanders , and the anti-Semitism of this sort of radical Arab movement," Crank said.

He continued: "If that's a marriage, their child is violence, right? It's violence and intimidation.

It's showing up at town hall meetings and trying to shout elected officials down, which, by the way, is completely anti-democratic." MAMDANI FACES QUESTIONS OVER TIES TO OUTLET ACCUSED OF ANTISEMITIC TROPES One recent example of DSA members disrupting an elected official came in February, when San Francisco DSA led a protest at a news conference held by Mayor Daniel Lurie, who is Jewish.