Why Does Trump Keep Talking About ‘Communism’?
Trump compared communism to a mortal threat to American liberty and said communist regimes killed hundreds of millions, as outlets debated his rhetoric.
- On Friday night at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, President Donald Trump warned against a resurgence of communism, making 14 mentions of the ideology during a 30-minute speech as the nation approached its 250th birthday.
- The 'communist' label has historically served to discredit political opponents and civil rights leaders; warnings of 'pink' sympathies helped Richard Nixon win a Senate seat in 1950, establishing a precedent Trump now revives.
- Polling by the Cato Institute shows 38% of Americans under 30 hold favorable views of communism, while Gallup data indicates 66% of Democrats prefer socialism to capitalism, with Independents favoring capitalism by 51% to 31%.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Fox News the current Democrat Party is not their 'granddaddy's' version, as calling opponents 'communists' has become Trump's primary rhetorical counterattack in the midterm campaign.
- Researcher Dalton Bouzek found that red-baiting rhetoric during 2020 congressional campaigns did not correlate with electoral victories, yet questions persist whether this strategy will aid Trump nearly 37 years after the Berlin Wall fell.
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During the commemoration of the United States' 250th anniversary last weekend, President Donald Trump delivered a speech that evoked a bygone era…
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN. During the commemoration of the United States' 250th anniversary this past weekend, President Donald Trump delivered a speech that evoked a bygone era. "Communism is a mortal threat to American freedom," he declared at a commemorative event held on July 3 at Mount Rushmore. "It is The post Why does Trump keep talking about 'communism'? appeared first on KVIA.
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