AOC Responds After Socialist Wins House Primary

Kiros’ insurgent primary bid was also bolstered by controversial socialist streamer Hasan Piker, who said Hamas is “a thousand times better” than Israel and praised the Chinese Communist Party.

If elected in November, Kiros, who was born in Ethiopia, is likely to join the far-left group known as the Squad and become one of a handful of vocal socialists in the House chamber

In 2023, Kiros, a PhD student and lawyer, was fired from a New York firm after publishing an open letter in which he asserted that pro-Palestinian student protesters calling for the elimination of Israel were not antisemitic and appeared to endorse Hamas.