Socialists poised to make trouble within the Democratic Party: Byron York

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Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said the socialists who prevailed in New York’s primary are likely to create challenges for the broader Democratic Party.

“Those Democratic socialists who were elected in New York, they’re gonna get elected to the House,” York said on Fox News’s America’s Newsroom Thursday. “Those districts aren’t going to elect a Republican, so they’re coming to the House. The only question is, will they be a thorn in the side of Speaker Hakeem Jeffries or of Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries?” York asked, regarding Jeffries’s purview in both of his positions.

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