Melat Kiros
Role at the time: Democratic nominee for U.S. House, Colorado's 1st district
Condemned
Statement summary
Speaking to The Intercept as the Sunrise Movement endorsed her, Melat Kiros said voters want candidates and representatives who refuse AIPAC money and military industrial complex influence, saying that influence has dragged the country into endless wars and is dragging taxpayer dollars into funding violence.
“They're seeing how much it has dragged us into these endless wars, and how much it is dragging our taxpayer dollars into funding this violence as well.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Sunrise Movement Pushes Anti-War Candidates, Endorsing Melat Kiros in Denver
Intercept report on the Sunrise Movement's endorsement of Melat Kiros in Colorado's 1st district Democratic primary.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Kiros framed current conflicts as endless wars driven by donor influence, a clear opposition position.