Posted on 07/04/2026 7:27:32 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
President Donald Trump has been warning recently that communism will pose a threat to the U.S. if Democrats win in the upcoming midterm elections.
Last week, he referred to Democrats as “hard core, godless Communists”.
But experts say his claims, echoed by Vice President J.D. Vance and other Republican leaders, are off base.
Here’s a closer look at the facts.
THE FACTS: No candidate openly belonging to the U.S. Communist Party has ever been elected to state or federal office, according to experts. Although there are fringes of the Democratic Party that have expressed support for communist ideas, experts say that they still advocate for a market-based economy and that it is inaccurate to paint the entire party with such a broad brush. Trump recently began referring to Democrats pejoratively as “Dumocrats.”
“The reality is that none of these major political figures in the Democratic Party, even those further out on the left, are identifying as communists,” said Marc Selverstone, director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center for Public Affairs, adding that it’s an opportunity to portray Democrats as marginal figures.
(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...
Dear FRiends,
We need your continuing support to keep FR funded. Your donations are our sole source of funding. No sugar daddies, no advertisers, no paid memberships, no commercial sales, no gimmicks, no tax subsidies. No spam, no pop-ups, no ad trackers.
If you enjoy using FR and agree it's a worthwhile endeavor, please consider making a contribution today:
Click here: to donate by Credit Card
Or here: to donate by PayPal
Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794
Thank you very much and God bless you,
Jim
“The Communists aren’t really Communists”
They walk and talk like em. Nuff said.
“EXPERTS” IS A LIE TO BEGIN WITH
What a load of horse crap.
Ahhh… the good old “Experts say…”.
The fact that they feel the need to debunk it speaks volumes. If it were patently false it could be safely ignored.
Who are the media talking to?? I’m in NYS, and when a Somali Flag gets raised for our 250th year as a nation instead of the Stars and Stripes....something is vary wrong.
Ah yes, “experts say...”. The ever-present “experts” as defined by, liberals and the media.
The empirical fact is that the Communists have infiltrated the Democrat Party, not the Republican Part. Yet the experts, “Don’t believe your own lying eyes, believe us.”
Jonathan Chait disagrees with the AP analysis and agrees with Trump.
if it talks like a communist...it’s a communist.
So... the organization supporting the Communists says they aren’t Communists. Got it.
COMMUNIST PARTY USA has never changed it’s position. The Democrats have simply moved into the Commie Camp.
https://www.cpusa.org/interact_cpusa/why-does-the-cpusa-support-democratic-party-candidates-for-the-presidency-instead-of-running-their-own-candidates/
They really do a great job of being a mouthpiece for the far left.
When Democommunists publicly and strongly urge citizens not to vote for DSA candidates, well, maybe then I might believe that they aren’t somehow linked.
They run as “Democratic Socialists,” - and are gaining power at local levels - three in New York City this past week, one in Colorado - and, of course, Mayor of New York City, Commie Mamdani
When they say they want to “seize the means of production,” “take over apartment buildings” (from evil landlords!) have government-run grocery stores, free buses and child care...
“Zohran Mamdani stated in a 2021 video that the ‘end goal’ of his political project is seizing the means of production.”
“Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to transfer control of apartment buildings from ‘negligent’ landlords to the city, nonprofits, community land trusts, or tenant groups under his ‘Block by Block’ housing agenda.”
“Zohran Mamdani, proposes establishing a network of five government-owned and operated grocery stores.” (seizing the control of food).
How is any of that different from what the Bolsheviks implemented in the Soviet Union? And, how did that turn out? (you’ll never know if you went to an American public school).
Membership in the Communist Party is not a condition of calling a person a Communist. It depends on their goals and actions and a lot of the Democrats are proposing policies that are perfectly aligned with the Communists.
The Democratic Socialists of America is the largest socialist organization in the United States, with over 100,000 members and chapters in all 50 states.
In Marxist theory, socialism is a transitional phase after the overthrow of capitalism. Communism is the final, ultimate stage of this transition—a stateless, classless, and moneyless society where all property is publicly owned and goods are distributed based on need.
“Experts”
Experts are morons. After 22 years in the military, I know a forkin’ Communist when I see one. Nikita Sanders and his commie pineapple girls from the Caribbean and chimps from Somalia and Ethiopia ARE TURD MUNCHING EVIL SOCIALIST/COMMUNIST DEMONRATS. Screw them all. HAPPY 250TH BIRTHDAY AMERICA. THE BEST NATION ON THE PLANET AND IN THE UNIVERSE.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.