Rep. Ritchie Torres Rips New York Magazine For Publishing ‘Hit Piece’ Confusing Him With NY Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado
New York Congressman Ritchie Torres ripped into New York Magazine for a story about Democrats and the progressive movement after the magazine linked him to another prominent black New York official: Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado.
In an article titled “The ‘Progressives’ Who Left,” the magazine used images of Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman, former Congressman Mondaire Jones and Congressman Ritchie Torres.
But the original image did not actually show Torres but Delgado.
Torres took a screenshot of the image and posted it to
“I’m not Antonio Delgado,” Torres closed the magazine. “Not all black people look the same.”
Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres speaks in New York on June 3, 2024. The congressman representing parts of the Bronx has been a staunch defender of Israel following the October 7 Hamas attack
The online version of the magazine article has since updated the image to include Fetterman, Jones, and an actual image of Torres.
Torres is known for supporting progressive legislation in Congress, but he has split with some fellow Democrats in recent months as Torres has been a staunch supporter of Israel following the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack.
New York Magazine, which was targeted by Torres, elaborated on his support for Israel in its article.
‘Torres is not a hypocrite. If we take him at his word, he has been a Zionist for a long time. But he is also not entirely honest about the progressive movement or his place in it,” the article said.
It further argues that Torres may have been able to consider himself a progressive, but states that “that exercise is now difficult to sustain as Israel wages a genocidal campaign in Gaza.”
Congressman Torres slams New York Magazine for an article he called an ‘Anti-Israel hit piece’ that featured an image of the wrong black New York official
The article about Fetterman, Jones and Torres showed an image of Lt. Governor Delgado (right). The image was later updated to show Torres
The original image used by New York Magazine depicted Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado (pictured above) in place of Congressman Torres
Torres labeled the article an “anti-Israel hit piece,” while noting that it conflated his image with Delgado.
The article also features Jones, a former New York congressman running for a return to Congress, who endorsed George Latimer in another New York congressional race against incumbent progressive lawmaker Jamaal Bowman.
Senator Fetterman is also focused on the fact that he has been a fierce defender of Israel and the return of Israeli hostages captured by Hamas more than six months ago.