US EditionTrump brands his opponents as ‘communists,’ a label loaded with the baggage of American history
- President Donald Trump branded his opponents, including then-Vice President Kamala Harris, as 'communists' during his 2024 campaign to defeat her in the White House election.
- Trump has used the historically loaded communist label for years to blame legal and political challenges and to portray judges and educators as threats to American identity and values.
- Senior aide Stephen Miller publicly repeated the label multiple times in a denunciation of past policies, while Trump’s strategy continues amid economic shrinkage and a trade war with China in 2025.
- The term 'communist' carries strong emotional power but often misrepresents reality, as experts note the modern debate concerns government intervention levels rather than true communism.
- Trump’s use of the communist label fuels inflammatory rhetoric that mobilizes supporters but risks oversimplifying complex political issues and perpetuating fears rooted in Cold War history.
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Trump's secret belief would leave true Republicans aghast
The Republicans have been using the term “communist” or “Marxist” to describe their opponents for as long as I can remember. Since at least the time of Ronald Reagan, they have accused liberals of using the power of the state to infringe individual rights and liberties, and to violate the promise of...
Trump Seeks a Direct Role in the Economy
Washington Post: “In the opening months of his second term, Trump has taken an unusually direct and high-profile role in attempting to manage the sprawling American economy — an approach that could bring him enormous benefits if it thrives or danger if it stumbles.” “It’s a departure from decades of Republican orthodoxy and arguably from Trump’s own history; during the 2024 campaign, he called Democrat Kamala Harris a communist and a Marxist bec…
Trump brands his opponents as ‘communists,’ a label loaded with the
For years, President Donald Trump blamed “communists” for his legal and political troubles. Now, the second Trump administration is deploying that same historically loaded label to cast his opponents — from judges to educators — as threats to American identity, culture and values. Why? Trump himself explained the strategy last year when he described how he planned to defeat his Democratic opponent, then-Vice President Kamala Harris, in the Whit…
Why Trump’s ‘nonanswer’ to a question about his authoritarian tendencies is very telling
President Trump in a new interview rejected claims that some of his actions in office are authoritarian in nature, instead saying anyone who wanted a different outcome in the election had their chance and lost. Bloomberg Opinion senior executive editor Tim O’Brien and “Fast Politics” podcast host Molly Jong-Fast join Alex Witt to share their insight into Trump’s answer and what Democrats should be doing right now.
'Nanny statism': Even conservatives are blasting 'communist' Trump’s boast kids 'can have 5' pencils
President Donald Trump on Sunday was criticized for defending his trade policies by insisting 11-year-old girls “can have 3 dolls or 4 dolls” and “5” pencils — with one critic exclaiming, the president “sounds like a true communist to me.”In an interview that aired Sunday, NBC News’ Kristen Welker asked Trump about comments he made during a recent Cabinet meeting where he argued “maybe the children will have 2 dolls instead of 30 dolls, and mayb…
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