Claire Valdez, a Democrat running for Congress in New York’s Seventh District, released a jarring post for an American politician in celebration of Mexican independence earlier this week.
215 years ago, Mexicans fought an empire that demanded our land and our labor. And we won.
— Claire Valdez (@claireforny) September 16, 2026
I'll carry that fight with me to Congress as New York's first Mexican American representative.
And I'm strengthened not just by Mexico's history but its present. Last month I met… pic.twitter.com/bltYEhXMhN
“15 years ago, Mexicans fought an empire that demanded our land and our labor. And we won,” Valdez wrote in her post. “I'll carry that fight with me to Congress as New York's first Mexican American representative.
“And I'm strengthened not just by Mexico's history but its present,” she continued. Last month I met comrades in Morena who are standing up to the empires and corporations that have always taken from us – and building a government for the working class. ¡Viva la Independencia, Viva México!”
The baffling language, including the use of the word “we” to describe Mexico winning independence from Spain, raised many questions as to who exactly the self-described democratic socialist desired to represent.
Not sure if you're aware of this, but you will be representing the United States of America in Congress and not Mexico. https://t.co/auXsuVLKI8
— Brandon Gill (@realBrandonGill) September 18, 2026
You running for Congress in the US? Or Mexico?
— Anna Paulina Luna (@realannapaulina) September 18, 2026
… and btw your “comrades” can’t stand up to their own government because Mexico has had one of the bloodiest elections in a decade due to corruption. You omitting that fact is even worse. https://t.co/OzPu1OKQoY
This would be a great campaign for Congress in Mexico.
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) September 18, 2026
"We" you goofy-footed fool
— Tony Kinnett (@TheTonus) September 17, 2026
"as your representative I'll actively work against Americans" isn't really a great campaign strategy?
— Luke 🇺🇸 (@lateforapex) September 17, 2026
American leftists elect people who are open about foreign allegiances and their agenda to serve foreign state interests.
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) September 18, 2026
Zohran Mamdani-endorsed Valdez is up for election in just 45 days in a heavily Democrat-leaning district.
