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Trump’s New Red Scare Isn’t About 2026. It’s About 2028.

Now that enough voters are clearly fine with the DSA that “socialist” doesn’t pack the punch that it used to, Trump has to reach for a scarier word.

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Susan J. Demas
Aug 03, 2026
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“The barbarians are inside the gate — and Democrats are WELCOMING them in.” — House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)

Donald Trump and Republicans have a new villain just in time for the midterms, and it’s not socialism anymore. It’s full-on communism, baby.

In the past few weeks, Trump has warned that the Democratic Party’s ascendant left wants to “completely…

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