Pennsylvania socialist Democrat says he opposes imprisonment except for 'lawless MAGA thugs'

Fox News ^ | 10/16/2026 | Lindsay Kornick

[DFG]

Pennsylvania congressional candidate and state Rep. Chris Rabb said this week that while he's against incarceration, he's in favor of locking up "lawless MAGA thugs."

"I’m a decarceration person," Rabb said on left-wing podcaster Wajahat Ali's show. "I believe the country that represents 5% of the world population but 25% of the people put in cages is morally wrong.

"It’s also bad policy, but I will make an exception for all of those f---ers who are lawless MAGA thugs, who have destroyed lives and communities. Lock all of those f---ers up. I know that seems a little hypocritical of me being on the left and being anti-incarceration, but lock those f---ers up."

Rabb, who was among several members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) who won Democratic primaries this year, urged members of Congress to impeach and subpoena the people "who are destroying what’s left of our fragile democracy."

He also acknowledged the irony of a socialist supporting incarceration but doubled down on the idea.

"I hope you all will forgive me in my, perhaps, weakness. It’s not vengefulness, but right is right," Rabb said. "We should have a level playing field. If there are moms who are going to jail because they changed what school district they are so that their kids could get a better education, and they get locked up, you better believe a Jared Kushner should be experiencing some jail time. So, if that makes me a conservative, gosh, but we need to send a message."

Fox News Digital reached out to Rabb's campaign for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

"Trump-deranged Democrats have no agenda except to lob unhinged attacks against the president and obstruct the agenda he was elected to implement.

---

TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: charliekirk; chrisrabb; decarceration; detroydsa; domesticterrorist; dsa; enemycombatant; lawlessmaga; luigimangione; psychopath; rabbcrimefamily; reddiaperbaby

[EnderWiggin1970]

This sounds about right. They’ll let rapists, murderers, burglars and the like walk free, but are salivating at the chance of locking up political opponents. And he just admitted it.

[chajin]

Lock all of those f---ers up. I know that seems a little hypocritical of me

Not hypocritical at all. It's exactly what I would expect from totalitarian communist b---rds.

[Sarah Barracuda]

So he wants Trump supporters in gulags, so they are saying the quiet part out loud

[E. Pluribus Unum]

[chopperk]

Saw a pic of Chris Rabb; he looks messed up.

[Texas Eagle]

Tell us something else we didn’t already know. 🙄

[frank ballenger]

I saw that hag Jayapal boasting she would use her committee chair power to put Trump people in DC into criminal courts and prisons.

They mean it. No one should hesitate to realize that gulags and prisons are in store when socialists and communists take over. It has been proven again and again.

[Track9]

Capricious democrat. How typical. Pedophilia pics on his computer would also be typical.

[SteelPSUGOP]

Hey Robb, come and try it.

[DIRTYSECRET]

If he’s running as a registered democrat he’ll win. The GOP didn’t even bother to run anyone in elections past.

Please inform me.

[Terry L Smith]

May a “sprung thug’ visit this one in the privacy of his home!

[GOPJ]

"It’s also bad policy, but I will make an exception for all of those f---ers who are lawless MAGA thugs, who have destroyed lives and communities. Lock all of those f---ers up. I know that seems a little hypocritical of me being on the left and being anti-incarceration, but lock those f---ers up."

We can assume locking up American who are conservative would be for 'the crime' of having a different opinion than democrats have?

THAT'S THE MARK OF A TRUE COMMIE - IT'S CALLED MASS MURDER OF OPPONENTS. Why the hell is this person allowed to run under the democrat banner? Is this the BIG TENT DEMOCRATS BRAG ABOUT?

Only good thing is these monsters/commies always kill their useful idiots first - THEN they'll come for us. We can escape ...

[Fedora]

Rabb comes from a long line of Communists with connections to hostile powers. His maternal grandmother Madeline Wheeler Murphy regularly defied US travel bans to the Soviet Union, Cuba, East Germany, and China. His father Maurce Rabb, Jr.—son of a Kentucky ACLU member—was a Member of the Executive Committee of Chicago-based Comprand (Comprehensive Research and Development), which overlapped with the Black Press Institute of Obama’s Chicago associate Alice Palmer, a member of the Soviet-backed US Peace Council. Chris Rabb was married to Marxist teacher Imani Perry, employs Communist Party members on his staff, and has joined the Squad in lobbying against US policies toward Cuba and Venezuela.

[Verginius Rufus]

I don’t believe that 25% statistic.

[Libloather]

[who knows what evil?]

Americans don’t have the balls, but we should deport ALL red-dots, Muslims, and select Central Americans...let Catholic Charities care for them in their HOME COUNTRIES. We’re broke.

[who knows what evil?]

'From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli...'

Nah...we're too busy watching sports.

[who knows what evil?]

Almost forgot...deport ALL members of the DSA...nearly every college and university has a coven of these dirtbags on their campi (thanks, Rush).

[No name given]

Exactly.