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Trump brands his opponents as ‘communists,’ a label loaded with the baggage of American history

By LAURIE KELLMAN
Updated 8:15 AM CDT, May 3, 2025

For years, President Donald Trump blamed “communists” for his legal and political troubles. Now, the second Trump administration is deploying that same historically loaded label to cast his opponents — from judges to educators — as threats to American identity, culture and values.

Why? Trump himself explained the strategy last year when he described how he planned to defeat his Democratic opponent, then-Vice President Kamala Harris, in the White House election.

“All we have to do is define our opponent as being a communist or a socialist or somebody who is going to destroy our country,” he told reporters at his New Jersey golf club in August.

Trump did just that — branding Harris “comrade Kamala” — and he won in November. With the assent of more than 77 million Americans who cast ballots — 49.9% of the vote — Trump is carrying that strategy into his second term.
What he’s talking about is not actually ‘communism’

In 2025, communism wields big influence in countries such as China, Vietnam, North Korea and Cuba. But not the United States. ...

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Elon Musk's Starbase in Texas will officially become a city

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Residents approved incorporating a patch of land as the new municipality in an election on Saturday.
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Paramilitaries strike Port Sudan for first time, army says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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It is the first time RSF attacks have reached the city, which is the de-facto capital of the army-led government.
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Trump questions judges who block deportations of 'criminals, including murderers'

  • News source: FOX News
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A Trump-appointed judge appears to have drawn the ire of President Donald Trump after blocking the administration’s "unlawful" use of the Alien Enemies Act.

U.S. District Court Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. stated that he would not prevent the administration from deporting individuals in the U.S. illegally but that the Alien Enemies Act could not be used as a basis to expel alleged gang members from the country. Rodriguez is the first judge to rule against the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged gang members.

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DOJ opens probe after left-wing DA requires prosecutors to consider race in plea deals

  • News source: FOX News
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The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the Minneapolis-area Hennepin County Attorney’s Office’s new directive for its prosecutors to consider race when negotiating plea deals with criminal defendants.

Attorney General Pam Bondi, Acting Associate Attorney General Chad Mizelle and Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon informed Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty in a letter that the Justice Department is opening a probe into whether the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office "engaged in a...
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Australia's opposition left reeling after crushing election defeat

  • News source: BBC News - World
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  • Views: 9
Peter Dutton has been ousted from parliament after Anthony Albanese's landslide win.
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Family matters: How VP Vance, wife deliver 'normalcy to the kids in a very abnormal situation'

  • News source: FOX News
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EXCLUSIVE: Vice President JD Vance, Second Lady Usha Vance and their young children are adjusting well to life as the Second Family, with the vice president telling Fox News Digital that they are trying to "deliver as much normalcy to the kids in a very abnormal situation."

Vance sat down for an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital this week.

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"Everyone is adjusting well—they are doing very well," Vance said. "It’s different, right?"

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Paramilitaries strike Port Sudan for first time, army says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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  • Views: 12
It is the first time RSF attacks have reached the city, which is the de-facto capital of the army-led government.
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Appeals court backs VOA overhaul Kari Lake says will 'modernize' agency: ‘Huge victory for President Trump’

  • News source: FOX News
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  • Views: 10
In a significant legal victory for the Trump administration, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has granted a stay on a lower court's order that had mandated the reinstatement of over 1,000 Voice of America (VOA) employees and the resumption of full broadcasting operations."This is a huge victory for President Trump and his Article II powers granted in the United States Constitution. It's also a victory for US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and VOA," Kari Lake, a USAGM senior advisor to the Trump administration, told Fox News Digital...
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Houthi missile hits near Israel's main airport

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Unverified footage appeared to show a plume of black smoke rising from an area near the airport on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.
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Warren Buffett, 94, stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The veteran investor known as the Sage of Omaha told his company's annual meeting that he would hand over the reins to Vice-Chairman Greg Abel.
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Texas Gov. Abbott signs $1 billion voucher program into law, capping off win for school choice advocates

  • News source: FOX News
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed a school choice bill into law on Saturday that will allocate $1 billion for a voucher program that allows parents to use public funds to pay for their child's private school tuition.

The program's implementation caps off a yearslong effort by Republicans who have been advocating for school choice. Voucher supporters have long focused on Texas, where previous efforts failed amid resistance from Democrats and rural Republicans.

Last month, President Donald Trump called on state lawmakers ahead of a key...
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Clair Obscur: How a passion project became 2025's most talked-about game

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The makers of a video game that even impressed the French president tell the unusual tale of its development.
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How Katy Perry became the Hot and Cold popstar

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The US singer says she feels "bruised" after weeks of online backlash - what's sparked the change?
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Jewels linked to Buddha remains go to auction, sparking ethical debate

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Buddha’s sacred jewels, unearthed in 1898, head to auction at Sotheby’s, raising ethical concerns.
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Young men were getting a haircut ahead of Swedish festival - then they were shot dead

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Swedish city Uppsala broke into party spirit this week - but the killing of hair salon customers still wearing their capes left many shaken.
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