Adriano Espaillat, a member of the U.S. Congress representing New York’s 13th district since 2017, has recently expressed strong opinions on social media regarding several prominent figures and policies. Espaillat, who succeeded Charles Rangel and has a background in both the New York State Assembly and Senate, shared his views through a series of tweets.
On March 5, 2025, Espaillat tweeted about Elon Musk and DOGE, stating “Elon Musk y DOGE no son héroes. Son ladrones, asaltantes y enemigos de la democracia y la constitución. #SOTU #RespuestaDemócrata”. This tweet indicates his critical stance towards Musk and the cryptocurrency Dogecoin.
The following day, March 6, 2025, he commented on economic strategies associated with Donald Trump. He stated that these strategies result in higher costs for the general public while benefiting wealthy individuals: “The economic ‘strategies’ put forward by Donald Trump are actually higher costs for us, but more money for his billionaire buddies.”
On March 7, 2025, Espaillat addressed responses from Republicans to his speech concerning Medicare and Medicaid. He noted their lack of substantive rebuttal and accused them of resorting to personal attacks: “Republicans didn’t have an actual substantive response to my speech which, in large part, called them out for their efforts to gut Medicare and Medicaid…” He further highlighted how such attacks affect others beyond himself.
