Scalise warns 'Bolshevik revolution' taking over Dem Party after socialist primary wins

The No. 2 leader successful nan House of Representatives is hammering Democrats aft a slate of far-left superior victories up of nan November midterms, informing a "civil war" is successful shop for their party.

"There's for illustration this Bolshevik gyration that has taken complete nan Democrat Party. It's scary to spot because galore of them are espousing communist viewpoints — very, very extremist viewpoints — and they're winning. They're beating liberals," Scalise told Fox News Digital successful an interview.

Republicans are seizing connected wins by candidates affiliated pinch nan Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) arsenic impervious that Democrats arsenic a full are shifting further near than wherever astir American voters are.

FAR-LEFT SURGE: MAMDANI-BACKED CANDIDATES OUST DEM ESTABLISHMENT INCUMBENTS

Then-New York Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani, center, celebrates pinch Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., right, during an predetermination rally connected Oct. 26, 2025, astatine Forest Hills Stadium successful New York City. (Andres Kudacki/Getty Images)

"This is surely not your father's Democrat Party," Scalise said. "There's ne'er been a sharper opposition betwixt Republicans who judge successful state and individual opportunity and Democrats who are moving toward socialism."

It comes aft respective DSA-linked candidates toppled incumbent progressive Democrats successful caller weeks.

Reps. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., and Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., some mislaid primaries to candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, himself a DSA member. Goldman's challenger Brad Lander, however, near nan DSA aft the Oct. 7, 2023, onslaught successful Israel.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, left, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, during a news convention astatine nan U.S. Capitol successful Washington, D.C., connected Nov. 5, 2025. (Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

MAMDANI-BACKED SOCIALIST WINS IN NEW YORK EXPOSE GROWING RIFT BETWEEN DEMOCRATIC ESTABLISHMENT, INSURGENT LEFT

Another DSA-backed campaigner successful Denver toppled longtime Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo.

Those victories successful safe bluish seats mean each 3 will person a glide way to nan House of Representatives travel November.

"The liberals successful nan Democrat Party are being beaten successful primaries by socialists and that's foreboding for benignant of this civilian warfare that's going connected successful nan Democrat Party," Scalise said. "I deliberation if you spell done astir of mediate America, and I spell location a lot, each of those districts, they don't want socialism — and yet that's what's connected nan ballot."

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., leader of House Democrats' run arm, told Fox News Digital successful consequence that her statement was focused connected lowering costs and panned nan GOP disapproval arsenic "desperate."

"The midterms will yet beryllium a referendum connected who is going to little costs and thief amended nan lives of mundane Americans — which House Republicans person grounded spectacularly to do. In nan purple, majority-making districts — Democratic candidates are moving substantive campaigns focused connected lowering costs, redeeming wellness care, and fighting to make life affordable for moving families," DelBene said. "Republicans already cognize they’ve mislaid nan American people, and that’s why they are resorting to hopeless attacks that aren’t really astir nan pocketbook issues, but conscionable baseless rotation that falls level pinch voters who are eager to cull Republicans."

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Republicans are facing an uphill conflict to support power of nan House successful November, fixed historical trends that show nan president's statement traditionally faces important losses halfway done nan White House term.

But GOP leaders are hopeful that they tin reverse that arsenic lawmakers get fresh to walk nan full period of August successful their location districts making their lawsuit to Americans.