{"id":2622225,"date":"2026-07-01T13:44:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T17:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/african-born-socialist-puts-hakeem-jeffries-on-notice-immediately-after-winning-democratic-primary\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T13:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T17:46:09","slug":"african-born-socialist-puts-hakeem-jeffries-on-notice-immediately-after-winning-democratic-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/african-born-socialist-puts-hakeem-jeffries-on-notice-immediately-after-winning-democratic-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"African-Born Socialist Puts Hakeem Jeffries on Notice Immediately After Winning Democratic Primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fafrican-born-socialist-puts-hakeem-jeffries-on-notice-immediately-after-winning-democratic-primary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2622225&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent political progress in Colorado features Melat Kiros, a far-left Democrat and Ph.D. student,who has won the Democratic primary in Colorado\u2019s 1st District,defeating longtime incumbent Diana DeGette. Kiros, who previously worked at a New York City <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-former-ag-barr-initiated-spying-program-on-americans-back-in-1992\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Former AG Barr Initiated Spying Program on Americans Back in 1992\">law firm<\/a> and was dismissed for her stance on Israel-related criticism, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/let-us-play-thousands-rally-at-michigan-state-capitol-over-high-school-winter-sports-ban\/\" title=\"\u2018Let Us Play\u2019: Thousands Rally At Michigan State Capitol Over High School Winter Sports Ban\">gained support<\/a> from groups like the Democratic Socialists of America and Justice Democrats. Her victory is notable because, in Colorado, winning the primary often guarantees election to Congress. Kiros has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-gigi-sohns-fcc-nomination-faltering-as-oan-walks-back-endorsement\/\" title=\"Report: Gigi Sohn&#039;s FCC Nomination Faltering as OAN Walks Back Endorsement\">expressed strong opposition<\/a> to corporate PAC funding and endorsed a political overhaul to fight corruption.She also made it clear she does not support House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Republican critics view her and other far<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-democrats-behind-ocasio-cortez-win-looking-to-primary-joe-manchin-kyrsten-sinema\/\" title=\"Progressive ... Behind Ocasio-Cortez Win Looking To ... Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema\">-left candidates<\/a> as part of a shift in the Democratic Party toward socialism, viewing it as an possibility for Republicans in upcoming elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A far-left Democrat who won a Colorado congressional primary on Tuesday has made it clear she is no fan of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Melat Kiros, 29, a Ph.D. student who lost her job with a law firm after the Hamas raid on Israel by arguing that it was fine to criticize the Israeli government, appears likely to head to Congress representing Colorado\u2019s 1st District.<\/p>\n<p>Her victory comes after far-left Democrats won primaries in New York City.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kiros defeated Diana DeGette, a 30-year veteran of Congress, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradonewsline.com\/2026\/06\/30\/melat-kiros-diana-degette-colorado-primary-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado Newsline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kiros had 49 percent of the Denver-centered district. DeGette had 44 percent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kiros had been working for the New York City law firm of Sidley Austin until she was fired for her support of anti-Israel protesters in an open letter rebuking law firms, including her own, for equating calls for eliminating Israel with anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBy <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >chilling future lawyers\u2019 employment prospects<\/a> for criticism of the Israeli government\u2019s actions and its legitimacy, you are complicit in Israel\u2019s weaponization of anti-Semitism against legitimate concerns for the right of self-determination and the livelihood of the Palestinian people,\u201d she wrote to her firm and 100 others that signed a letter condemning anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She then returned to Denver, where her family settled after it left Ethiopia when she was 11 months old, according to Colorado Newsline.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kiros had the backing of a coven of far-left groups, including the Democratic Socialists of America and Justice Democrats.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/01\/us-news\/melat-kiros-gen-z-socialist-who-ousted-15-term-colorado-incumbent-has-cutting-message-for-hakeem-jeffries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> noted that in Colorado\u2019s 1st District, winning the Democratic primary is the equivalent of winning the general election. Kiros made it clear she will go to Washington with an agenda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFor decades, Democrats have failed to meaningfully deliver for working families,\u201d Kiros said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/playbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have to root out the corruption and get money out of our politics\u2026 It\u2019s about political will \u2014 and that means we have to vote out any of the incumbents that are standing in our way by taking that kind of corporate PAC money,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kiros said she is not a supporter of Jeffries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m not supporting anyone for leadership who takes corporate PAC money,\u201d Kiros said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m dead serious about this issue. 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