Red Scare Redux
President Donald Trump referenced communism 81 times over a two‑week period in late June and early July, according to a Reuters count. The rhetoric intensified after Democratic primaries in New York saw several candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America win office, with similar victories in Pennsylvania and Colorado. Trump’s aides view the anti‑communist messaging as a strategy to energize the MAGA base ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.
- ▪Trump invoked the term “communism” 81 times in a two‑week span in late June and early July.
- ▪Left‑leaning candidates supported by the Democratic Socialists of America won contested primaries in New York and secured congressional seats in Pennsylvania and Colorado.
- ▪Trump employed Cold‑War‑era language, warning of “hardcore, godless communists” opposed to American values.
- ▪His advisers consider the anti‑communist rhetoric an effective way to rally Republican voters before the fall midterm elections.
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NewsletterThe Americas Red Scare ReduxElliot WaldmanJul 27, 2026July 27, 2026President Donald Trump at a political event at Rockland Community College, Suffern, NY, May 22, 2026. (Photo by Anthony Behar for Sipa USA via AP) Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Email (Opens in new window) A specter is haunting America—the specter of communism. Or so President Donald Trump and his allies would have you believe. According to a Reuters tally, Trump invoked the c-word 81 times over a two-week stretch in late June and early July.
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