{"id":2634074,"date":"2026-07-23T11:17:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dsa-has-a-blueprint-for-destroying-the-us-government-byron-york\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T11:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:20:24","slug":"dsa-has-a-blueprint-for-destroying-the-us-government-byron-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dsa-has-a-blueprint-for-destroying-the-us-government-byron-york\/","title":{"rendered":"DSA has a &#8216;blueprint for destroying the US government&#8217;: Byron York"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fdsa-has-a-blueprint-for-destroying-the-us-government-byron-york%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=2634074&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>Washington ExaminerS chief political correspondent Byron York has claimed that the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have provided Republicans with a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >strong campaign issue<\/a> for the 2026 midterm elections. York described the DSA&#8217;s recent platform as essentially a blueprint for dismantling the U.S. government,highlighting proposals such as abolishing the Senate,establishing a new &#8220;super&#8221; House of Representatives,and replacing the presidency and Supreme Court with a different form of executive under Congress. he criticized the platform&#8217;s economic plans, which include promises of free education, jobs, and benefits without clear funding sources, and argued that its funding through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-want-to-eliminate-the-wealthy-so-they-can-control-everyone-else\/\" title=\"Democrats Want To Eliminate The Wealthy So They Can Control Everyone Else\">wealth tax targeting<\/a> the wealthy is ultimately unsustainable. York warned that the platform&#8217;s rhetoric and proposals will serve as political ammunition for GOP candidates, emphasizing that the DSA&#8217;s goals rely on confiscating wealth from high-income Americans, a strategy he views as politically motivated but financially unviable in the long term.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> chief political correspondent Byron York argued that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dsausa.org\/\">Democratic Socialists of America<\/a> have handed Republicans a potent campaign issue heading into the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\">2026 midterm elections<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe DSA has been very helpful in publishing a platform in the last couple of weeks, which is basically, if you read it, is a blueprint for destroying the U.S. government,\u201d York said on Fox News\u2019s <em>The Ingraham Angle <\/em>on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4660317\/dsa-platform-blueprint-destroying-us-government-byron-york\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DSA platform is a \u2018blueprint for destroying the US government\u2019: Byron York<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4655643\/candidates-arizona-competitive-house-seats-midterm-elections\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Meet the candidates vying for Arizona\u2019s competitive House seats<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4659420\/democratic-socialists-america-sweet-spot-byron-york\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DSA\u2019s \u2018sweet spot\u2019 is voters who are \u2018bitter\u2019 about their lives: Byron York<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DSA, the nation\u2019s largest socialist political organization, frames its platform around transferring power from corporations to workers, with the stated goal of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4653742\/what-happens-dsa-abolish-senate\/\">dismantling capitalism<\/a> in favor of democratically controlled resources, all <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dsausa.org\/about-us\/what-is-democratic-socialism\/\">built on principles<\/a> of working-class democracy, social equality, and systemic reform. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">York pointed to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4648833\/dsa-new-platform-replace-president-supreme-court\/\">DSA\u2019s proposals<\/a> and predicted that its platform would become a major talking point for GOP candidates in upcoming elections. <\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3641732&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=9421&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=7d6a81c0895dbc7ed4f5a11fbdb39a31\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey would abolish the Senate. They would create a new sort of super House of Representatives. They would get rid of the presidency and the Supreme Court, and replace them with a new sort of executive underneath the Congress,\u201d York said. \u201cI think it\u2019s going to be a really rich source of information for Republicans who are running against Democrats or Democratic socialists in the midterms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">York also criticized the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4637374\/whats-in-the-dsa-platform\/\">DSA\u2019s economic proposal<\/a>, arguing it promises expansive government benefits without a realistic funding mechanism. \u201cAnd of course, everything would be free. They promise everything: free school, free jobs, free everything, not too much work. Everything provided by the government,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4655809\/socialism-marxism-spreading-tumor-joe-concha\/\"><strong>\u2018SOCIALISM AND MARXISM IS SPREADING LIKE A MALIGNANT TUMOR:\u2019 JOE CONCHA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">York noted the DSA\u2019s intent to finance those initiatives through a wealth tax targeting the nation\u2019s richest Americans, an approach he argued is ultimately unsustainable. \u201cSocialism always runs out of money because they run out of other people\u2019s money to use,\u201d York said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">York argued that confiscating wealth from high-income Americans could not permanently sustain the platform\u2019s proposals. \u201cThat\u2019s what will happen here, that is the entire basis for the DSA platform,\u201d he said, framing the DSA\u2019s proposal as political ammunition Republicans are likely to use.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Byron York: DSA platform fuels GOP campaign issues<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2634075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-collage-t3nzcdphj-1782996551606-e1782996740606.jpg?1784566746&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[37928,27281,74849,5045,5894],"class_list":["post-2634074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-byron-york","tag-critique","tag-dsa","tag-government","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-collage-t3nzcdphj-1782996551606-e1782996740606.jpg?1784566746&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2634074"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2634078,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634074\/revisions\/2634078"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2634075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2634074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2634074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2634074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}