Anti-Israel, dem socialist denies report she, fellow candidate for Congress trying to block federal anti-terror funding for NY

A spokeswoman for anti-Israel congressional candidate Claire Valdez has denied a New York Post report alleging that Valdez and fellow candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier are attempting to block federal anti-terror funding for New York. The Post, citing an anonymous source, reported that the two Democratic Socialists of America-aligned candidates, who have accused Israel of "genocide" in Gaza, were working with members of the "squad" to prevent $215 million in U.S. Department of Homeland Security funds from reaching the state. Ritti Singh, communications director for Valdez's campaign, stated the report "is wholly inaccurate, and any anonymous source describing Claire's plans for Congress is misinformed, lying or both." Hank Sheinkopf, a former adviser to President Bill Clinton, commented that if the candidates were to vote against the funding, it would be "consistent with who they are."