Trump invokes communism 81 times in two weeks as aides test midterms message
Reuters found Trump used communism as a campaign theme 81 times in two weeks, targeting opponents, immigrants and his political critics.
- President Trump invoked communism 81 times over two weeks, according to a Reuters analysis, linking the ideology to his 2023 criminal indictments and framing it as existential threat to America.
- Mirroring Red Scare predecessors and his 2020 campaign, Trump decried a "resurgent communist menace" during a July 3 Mount Rushmore speech while allies launched National Anti-Communism Week in 2025.
- The Communist Party USA clarified they are not the Democratic Socialists, while the Cato Institute found last week that a majority of Americans under 30 report favorable views of communism.
- During recent addresses, Trump declared, "You can be loyal to Karl Marx, or you can be loyal to America," while attacking "godless communist morality" as justification for inhuman visions.
- For America's 250th anniversary, Trump dedicated his address to ideological attacks, aligning with rhetoric from a Ku Klux Klan associate who framed communism as the greatest threat to the United States.
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Communism is "slightly sold," said the US President. He himself had become "the greatest communist in history." Communism threatening the US Congressional elections, if the Democrats win, is "a catastrophe."
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Under Trump, the U.S. closes the siege against women's vote U.S. President Donald Trump stepped up his warnings about a supposed communist advance in the Democratic Party on the eve of the November mid-term elections. Republican political team assesses whether the message can have repercussions that go beyond its most faithful voters. Preliminary conclusions of the team's focus groups suggest that the message strongly mobilizes Trump's base and …
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