A lifelong Democrat and former Clinton administration official, Jamie Metzl, has issued a warning to his party, arguing that radical socialist factions will destroy the Democratic Party if leadership fails to act.

Warning Against Radical Socialism

Speaking on Fox & Friends, Metzl called on Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and party leaders to stand against the threat posed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). The DSA is a radical extremist movement trying to take over the Democratic Party, according to Metzl.

Metzl described a struggle for power in the Democratic Party between moderate factions and those aligned more closely with the DSA. He urged Jeffries and other Democrats to lead the charge against these extremist radicals who are running on the Democratic Party line.

Metzl’s warnings come after several democratic socialists won major elections, including in New York and Colorado. Melat Kiros, a new candidate backed by the DSA, pulled off an upset in Colorado, defeating longtime Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette in Denver’s heavily Democratic district.

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