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基罗斯辩称美国外交政策让9·11袭击“不可避免”，并拒绝称博尔德纵火袭击为反犹主义
作者：利奥·布里塞尼奥 福克斯新闻
由凯莉·麦克纳尼主持的《巾帼争锋》栏目组对梅拉特·基罗斯这类社会主义候选人日益增长的影响力发出警告，基罗斯刚刚赢得科罗拉多州初选。讨论环节援引了前总统罗纳德·里根针对社会主义和共产主义的历史性警告，并将其与当前的进步政治趋势相提并论。
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在周二晚间科罗拉多州第一国会选区初选获胜后，保守派人士和社交媒体用户对梅拉特·基罗斯有关9·11恐怖袭击的言论表示担忧。
“这比亚历山德里亚·奥卡西奥-科特兹击败连任10届的众议员乔·克劳利还要糟糕得多，”共和党战略家史蒂夫·格斯特在X平台上发帖称，他指的是纽约州民主党众议员、进步派代表亚历山大·奥卡西奥-科特兹的崛起。
“这就是民主党，”格斯特补充道。
基罗斯曾暗示，2001年袭击世界贸易中心、造成近3000名美国人死亡的事件，是美国“自找的”。这些观点，再加上其他看似为暴力行为辩解的言论，引发了强烈反弹——而她有望拿下美国众议院席位，进一步巩固民主党极左翼阵营的势头。
获得曼达尼支持的社会主义初选获胜者在被曝光的视频中称美国“活该”遭遇9·11袭击
2026年6月30日，丹佛，民主党国会候选人梅拉特·基罗斯在科罗拉多州初选获胜后，于选举之夜守望派对上向支持者发表讲话。(迈克尔·西亚格洛/盖蒂图片社)
当被问及9·11袭击是否可以避免时，基罗斯表示，她认为美国的外交政策让袭击“不可避免”。
“从我们 destabilized（破坏稳定）了中东大部分地区这个意义上来说，这是不可避免的。这迫使人们相信，另一场暴力行动是唯一的回应，”基罗斯在一次采访中说道。
美国共和党全国委员会（RNC）在网上发文谴责，称“令人发指！”，并突出展示了这些言论。
保守派媒体人士本尼·约翰逊将基罗斯的胜选作为民主党已经向持极端立场候选人让步的证据。
“她是一名出生在埃塞俄比亚的社会主义者。梅拉特还认为美国活该遭遇9·11袭击。这种情况不只是发生在纽约；民主党正在彻底输掉他们的政党，”约翰逊在一篇帖子中说道，他暗指其他持类似观点的社会主义候选人也取得了胜利。
纽约州共和党众议员迈克·劳勒也表达了同样的看法。
“一个接一个的极端疯子正涌入华盛顿。我们为什么要支持那些认为9·11是美国过错的人？”
梅拉特·基罗斯成为今年第28位赢得民主党初选的极左翼候选人，社会主义者势力壮大
曼达尼、奥卡西奥-科特兹和社会主义势力节节攀升，而纽约州初选后舒默和杰弗里斯遭遇挫折。(安吉拉·维斯/法新社 via 盖蒂图片社；福克斯新闻数字频道；奇普·索莫德维拉/盖蒂图片社；凯拉·巴特科夫斯基/盖蒂图片社)
在其竞选网站上，基罗斯分享了许多激进进步派人士普遍持有的政策主张：“全民医保”、结束“所有战争”、废除移民海关执法局（ICE）以及普及托儿服务。
“作为一名靠做咖啡师赚钱支付学费和医保的人，我深知拼命打拼却被华盛顿远远甩在身后是什么滋味，”基罗斯在一段竞选视频中说道。
但正是她对以色列和美国外交关系的看法，让她与其他许多候选人——包括其初选对手、科罗拉多州民主党众议员戴安娜·德盖特——产生了分歧。
基罗斯是一名博士生兼律师，2023年因发表一封公开信被纽约一家律所解雇，该信称呼吁消灭以色列的反以色列学生抗议者并非反犹主义者，并似乎为哈马斯辩护。
她还将2023年10月7日针对犹太国家的袭击描述为“种族隔离制度不可避免的后果”，并拒绝将去年博尔德市敦促释放哈马斯在加沙扣押人质的抗议者遭致命纵火袭击一事定性为反犹主义。
“我不知道施暴者心里在想什么，”基罗斯在最近接受科罗拉多州9频道电视台采访时说道。“我只知道，他因为抗议者可能持有的信仰，袭击了无辜民众。”
和其他旁观者一样，体育和流行文化网站OutKick的保守派创始人克莱·特拉维斯表示，他担心基罗斯的胜选只会在其他地方助长更多极左翼势力。
社会主义势力西进，民主社会主义者支持的挑战者击败长期任职的民主党议员
2026年5月28日，科罗拉多州丹佛，梅拉特·基罗斯在蒙特维尤长老会教堂参加的第一国会选区妇女选民联盟候选人论坛上。(RJ·桑戈斯蒂/媒体新闻集团/《丹佛邮报》 via 盖蒂图片社)
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“一周内就有四名现任议员在初选中输给了社会主义者。现在每个州都有像曼达尼这样的候选人，民主党正快速滑向共产主义，”特拉维斯写道。
基罗斯将在11月3日的州大选对阵共和党候选人克里斯蒂·彼得森，一名当地会计师。
利奥·布里塞尼奥是福克斯新闻数字频道国会团队的政治记者，此前曾任职于《世界杂志》。
Social media erupts over socialist’s 9/11 comments after House primary win: ‘Radical lunatic’
July 2, 2026 8:55am EDT / Fox News
Kiros argued US foreign policy made the 9/11 attacks ‘inevitable’ and declined to call a Boulder firebombing antisemitic
By Leo Briceno Fox News
The ‘Outnumbered’ panel, led by Kayleigh McEnany, raises alarms about the growing influence of socialist candidates like Melat Kiros, who won a Colorado primary. The discussion emphasizes former President Ronald Reagan’s historic warnings against socialism and communism, drawing parallels to current progressive political trends.
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In the wake of her primary victory on Tuesday evening in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District, conservatives and social media users expressed alarm at Melat Kiros’s comments about the 9/11 terror attacks.
“This is light-years worse than AOC beating 10-term incumbent Joe Crowley,” Steve Guest, a GOP strategist, said in a post to X, referring to the rise of progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
“This is the Democrat party,” Guest added.
Kiros has suggested the U.S. invited the attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001 that left nearly 3,000 Americans dead. Those views, compounded with other statements that have seemed to rationalize acts of violence, have sparked backlash as she looks poised to capture a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and further cement the momentum of the far-left flank of the Democratic Party.
MUSLIM MAMDANI-BACKED SOCIALIST PRIMARY WINNER SUGGESTED AMERICA DESERVED 9/11 IN UNEARTHED VIDEO
Democratic congressional candidate Melat Kiros speaks to supporters at an election-night watch party after winning the Colorado primary on June 30, 2026, in Denver.(Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
When asked if the 9/11 attacks had been avoidable, Kiros said she believed the U.S. had made them “inevitable” through its foreign policy.
“Inevitable in the sense that we destabilized a lot of the Middle East. That forced people to believe that another act of violence was the only response,” Kiros said in an interview.
“SICK!” the Republican National Committee (RNC) wrote online, highlighting the comments.
Benny Johnson, a conservative media personality, pointed to Kiros’ win as evidence that the Democratic Party had conceded to candidates with extreme positions.
“She is a socialist who was born in Ethiopia. Melat also thinks America deserved 9/11. It isn’t just happening in New York; Democrats are losing their entire party,” Johnson said in a post, alluding to the victory of other socialist candidates with similar views.
Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., also echoed Johnson’s thinking.
“One radical lunatic after the next is coming to Washington. Why would we ever want to empower someone who believes 9/11 is America’s fault?”
MELAT KIROS BECOMES 28TH FAR-LEFT CANDIDATE TO WIN A DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY THIS YEAR AS SOCIALISTS AMASS POWER
Mamdani, AOC and socialism gain ground, while Schumer and Jeffries take a hit after NYC’s primaries.(Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images; Fox News Digital; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
On her website, Kiros shares platform items that are commonly held by many radical progressives: “Medicare-for-all,” ending “all wars,” abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and universal childcare.
“As someone who’s working as a barista to pay for school and health care, I know what it’s like to work so hard to get ahead while Washington is so far behind,” Kiros said in a campaign video.
But it’s her views on Israel and U.S. foreign relations that have set her apart from many other candidates, including her primary opponent, Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo.
Kiros, a Ph.D. student and lawyer, was fired from a New York firm in 2023 after publishing an open letter, arguing that anti-Israel student protesters calling for the elimination of Israel were not antisemitic and appearing to defend Hamas.
She has also described the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks against the Jewish state as the “inevitable consequence of apartheid” and declined to characterize the deadly firebombing of protesters in Boulder last year who were urging the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza as antisemitic.
“I don’t know what was in the heart of the perpetrator,” Kiros told Colorado’s 9News in a recent television interview. “All I know is that he went and attacked innocent people because of what they might have believed.”
Like other onlookers, Clay Travis, the conservative founder of OutKick, a sports and pop culture website, said he feared that Kiros’ victory would only lead to more far-left momentum elsewhere.
SOCIALISM GOES WEST AS DSA-BACKED CHALLENGER OUSTS LONGTIME DEMOCRAT
Melat Kiros participated in a League of Women Voters Congressional District 1 candidate forum at Montview Presbyterian Church on May 28, 2026, in Denver, Colorado.(RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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“That’s four incumbents losing primaries to socialists in a week. Every state now has a Mamdani [and] the Democrat Party is on a rapid descent to Communism,” Travis wrote.
Kiros will face Republican Christy Peterson, a local accountant, in the state’s general election on Nov. 3.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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