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The president Donald Trump launched a rhetorical anti-communist offensive in two consecutive posts on his social media platform Truth Social and in a speech before the Faith and Freedom Coalition in Washington D.C., describing communism as "the most serious threat to our country since its founding 250 years ago."
On Thursday, June 26, Trump published an extensive message on Truth Social in which he outlined the main points of his speech and vigorously criticized what he described as "the recent election of communists in our country."
"Communism is very easy to sell. I would be the Greatest Communist in History. I would give free income, free houses, free food, everything is free. Unfortunately, after two or three years, the country where this happens would collapse," he wrote.
The leader warned that the consequences of that model are unavoidable: "There will be no food, there will be no housing, there will be no army, there will be nothing. They will be a Third World country in every sense, and everyone will suffer or die."
He described communists as "animals" and pointed out that "the killings of those who oppose them are a very important element of their ideology."
One day before, Trump had already hinted at his position with a message that was shorter but equally forceful: "The communists are finally making their move. I have been waiting and preparing for this for a long time," he wrote, adding: "The game has begun. Enjoy watching!"
Both publications were produced in direct response to the Democratic primaries on June 23 in New York, where candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and the city's mayor, Zohran Mamdani, won in several congressional districts, defeating establishment Democratic figures like Adriano Espaillat and Dan Goldman.
In his speech before the conservative Christian coalition, Trump also directed his criticism at the Democratic Party, which he calls "Dumocrats," accusing it of failing to confront the communist threat: "If they fought against them as they fight against me or Republicans, they would be victorious, but they don't have the courage to do so."
For Trump, the distinction is clear: "These are not social democrats, they are ruthless, godless communists."
The leader also linked communist advances with religious persecution, stating that "all communist countries violently attack religions" and that communists "will close your churches and kill your people."
In that context, he mentioned the military attacks by his administration in Nigeria as an example of his commitment to protecting Christians: "Recently, we attacked Nigeria and largely put an end to the massacre of its large Christian population."
The statements align with an anti-communist stance that Trump has maintained since November 2025, when he officially proclaimed Anti-Communist Week in the United States, asserting that this ideology has taken more than 100 million lives worldwide.
This Sunday, a day after his speech, Trump shared on his social media a satire that compares Cuban Americans in New York to rafters fleeing from Mamdani’s "communism", reinforcing the political message aimed at his base and the Cuban community.
For his part, Mamdani, 34 years old and a member of the DSA, assumed the position of mayor of New York on January 1 and has stated that he will govern as a democratic socialist, with proposals for free transportation, universal childcare, and a rent freeze, which Trump likens to communist promises.
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