Dave Rubin recently shared a direct-message clip on his show that put a spotlight on Tennessee Democrat Aftyn Behn as she was blindsided by questions about deleted social-media posts. The short video, shared across Rubin’s channels, replayed the awkward moment when MS NOW laid out tweets she apparently tried to scrub from public view.
On MS NOW host Catherine Rampell read aloud posts from 2020 that are as alarming as they are revealing, including calls to dissolve the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department and praise for teachers’ unions demanding to defund police. Rampell even quoted a line ridiculed by many: “Good morning, especially to the 54% of Americans that believe burning down a police station is justified.” Those are not harmless protest slogans — they’re lines that expose an extremism unbecoming of someone seeking higher office.
When confronted, Behn refused to give a straight answer or disavow her past statements, retreating to a familiar set of talking points about “local solutions” and refusing to “engage in cable news talking points.” Her stumble and refusal to clarify leave voters with a simple choice: accept evasions or demand accountability for radical rhetoric.
Behn is not a random activist; she is a sitting Tennessee state representative and a Democratic congressional hopeful who has been elevated by national progressive networks as she challenges for the U.S. House. That background matters — voters deserve to know whether candidates represent their communities or the most extreme edges of activist Twitter.
It’s telling that deleting tweets has become the modern way for politicians to try to erase their pasts without actually changing their beliefs. Conservatives have long warned that the left’s embrace of lawlessness under the guise of “reform” puts everyday Americans at risk, and moments like this prove why that warning is not alarmist but necessary.
Americans who value safety, order, and respect for the rule of law should demand clarity, not spin. If candidates think they can peddle reckless rhetoric and then vanish their tracks, the public has every right to be skeptical — and every right to insist that those who seek power explain themselves honestly.
