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‘They will kill your people’: Trump warns of ‘godless Communists’ in 400-word Red Scare manifesto
‘I’d be the Greatest Communist in History,’ the president wrote on Truth Social
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Issues & Insights
· Jul 6, 2026
What We’re Reading: Haters, Lovers, Communists … and More
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Fortune
· Jul 2, 2026
Trump trots out the C-word — communism — not getting the memo that capitalism has been largely discredited with Gen Z
President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans are reviving a line of attack against Democrats heading into the midterm elections: They’re communists. In just the past week, Trump has issued dark warnings that members of the Democratic Party’s ascendant left are communists who want to “completely destroy the traditional American way of life” and even engage in assassinations. []
DNyuz
· Jun 26, 2026
‘They’re animals!’ Trump rants about ‘godless Communists’ closing your churches
President Donald Trump ranted against “godless communists” across more than 400 words as he prepared to speak to the Faith and Freedom Coalition. The 80-year-old president issued sharp warnings about what he described as the rise of “Communists” in American politics after this week’s election wins by candidates backed by New York’s democratic socialist Mayor []
Loonie Politics
· Jul 2, 2026
Trump and Republicans return to communist attacks against Democrats ahead of the midterm elections
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans are reviving a line of attack against Democrats heading into the midterm elections: They’re communists. In just the past week, Trump has issued dark warnings that members of the Democratic Party’s ascendant left are communists who want to “completely destroy the traditional American way of [] The post Trump and Republicans return to communist attacks against Democrats ahead of the midterm elections appeared first on Loonie Politics.
Consortium News
· Jun 22, 2026
Chris Hedges: The Joke Is On Us
The retreat into satirical attacks on Trump and his supporters fuels the solidification of fascism. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost The buffoons who orchestrate fascism, with its quack science, idiocy, penchant for violence and grotesque hypermasculinity, are ripe for satire. It isRead more
Salon
· Jun 27, 2026
“I’d be the greatest communist in history”: Trump tells evangelicals
President pivots from joking about communism to warning evangelical voters about godless communists Democrats
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Related coverage for "‘They will kill your people’: Trump warns of ‘godless Communists’ in 400-word Red Scare manifesto": Issues & Insights — What We’re Reading: Haters, Lovers, Communists … and More. Fortune — Trump trots out the C-word — communism — not getting the memo that capitalism has been largely discredited with Gen Z. DNyuz — ‘They’re animals!’ Trump rants about ‘godless Communists’ closing your churches. Loonie Politics — Trump and Republicans return to communist attacks against Democrats ahead of the midterm elections. Consortium News — Chris Hedges: The Joke Is On Us. Salon — “I’d be the greatest communist in history”: Trump tells evangelicals