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What Trump’s communism claims miss about Democrats and democratic socialists
Trump wrongly equates the Democratic Party with communism
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CNN
· Jul 5, 2026
Trump slams communism in July Fourth remarks
President Donald Trump mentioned his disdain for communism multiple times in his July Fourth speech. His comments are the latest in a series of public attacks on the ideology after democratic socialists have won in Democratic primaries across the country. #cnn #news #trump
Sky News Australia
· Jun 29, 2026
Trump accuses 'godless communists' of being the greatest threat to the US since WWII
US President Donald Trump has railed against the rise of communism in America following multiple socialist candidates winning in Democratic primaries. Trump took to his social media platform to claim the rise of communism is the greatest threat to the US since WWII. The president also spoke on the dangers of the Democrats moving further left at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference. Trump said the current Democratic Party is not tough enough or smart enough to fight the growing communism.
Twitchy
· Jun 28, 2026
CNN's Kaitlan Collins Pushes Back on Trump Rhetoric, Says Democratic Socialism Is Not Communism
CNN's Kaitlan Collins Pushes Back on Trump Rhetoric, Says Democratic Socialism Is Not Communism
Off The Press
· Jul 5, 2026
Rick Santorum: Trump is Right on Communism
President Donald Trump was correct to say that communism is “completely inconsistent with the American form of government, and it has to be confronted,” former Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Rick Santorum told Newsmax on Sunday. Appearing on “Sunday Report” with co-hosts Bill Spadea and Krysia Lenzo, Santorum praised Trump’s Fourth of July address marking the nation’s []...Click to read more
USA TODAY
· Jul 2, 2026
Trump refers to Democrats as 'hardcore, Godless communists'
President Donald Trump calls Democrats "Godless communists" in June 26 remarks while criticizing their policies and political approach. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bd9myy62 Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/
Al Jazeera
· Jun 26, 2026
After progressive US primary wins, Trump takes aim at ‘godless communists’
Trump has repeatedly conflated democratic socialists and communists; no communist are running on the Democratic ticket.
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Related coverage for "What Trump’s communism claims miss about Democrats and democratic socialists": CNN — Trump slams communism in July Fourth remarks. Sky News Australia — Trump accuses 'godless communists' of being the greatest threat to the US since WWII. Twitchy — CNN's Kaitlan Collins Pushes Back on Trump Rhetoric, Says Democratic Socialism Is Not Communism. Off The Press — Rick Santorum: Trump is Right on Communism. USA TODAY — Trump refers to Democrats as 'hardcore, Godless communists'. Al Jazeera — After progressive US primary wins, Trump takes aim at ‘godless communists’