Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., has welcomed the victorious primary candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, while House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Ilhan Omar declined to comment on the growing influence of socialist-backed candidates.

Mamdani's political influence was evident Tuesday night when all three House candidates he endorsed—Darializa Avila Chevalier, Brad Lander, and Claire Valdez—secured Democratic primary victories in New York, unseating more moderate opponents.

Pelosi, a veteran Democratic leader, did not respond to questions from Fox News Digital regarding her stance on these primary results. In a 2019 interview with CBS's "60 Minutes," Pelosi stated, "I will reject socialism as an economic system" and asserted it does not represent the entire Democratic Party. However, she did endorse Dean Preston, a candidate identified with the left, for a supervisor position in California's District 5 in 2024.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who is part of the progressive "Squad," also did not address inquiries about the New York primary outcomes or whether these newly elected Democrats could pose challenges to the agendas of House Democrats and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Omar has not formally identified as a socialist but has supported policies often associated with socialism and has received backing from the Democratic Socialists of America.

In contrast to Pelosi and Omar's silence, Rep. Johnson expressed his optimism. "I think Democrats in New York elected three new Democrats that will join our caucus, and I’m looking forward for them participating," Johnson told Fox News Digital.

Addressing criticisms regarding the winning candidates' past remarks about Israel, Johnson clarified that their opposition is directed at the Israeli government, not the nation itself. "They were not anti-Israel. They were anti-Israeli government," Johnson stated. "The government of Benjamin Netanyahu has done a grave disservice to the nation of Israel and to its people."

Lander, who is Jewish, commented on this distinction in his victory speech, saying, "You can criticize Israel and not be antisemitic. You can be an anti-Zionist and not be antisemitic."

The three primary winners have been vocal in their criticism of Israel's military actions in Gaza, a stance that has become a significant point of discussion within the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.

Johnson further linked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's relationship with former President Donald Trump to the initiation of the war with Iran. "The people there will have an opportunity to correct the mistake that they made," Johnson said, drawing a parallel to American voters' ability to "correct this mistake that we made in electing Donald Trump, who unfortunately got manipulated into war by Benjamin Netanyahu."

He added, "People don’t like this war, and they don’t like Israeli government policy that put us into this war."