Trump's Red Scare: How History Keeps Repeating Itself in American Politics The recent string of Democratic socialist backed candidates winning high profile primaries in New York has set off alarm bells among Republicans, who are dusting off the old playbook of accusing their opponents of communism.
President Donald Trump is leading the charge, invoking communism 94 times in public remarks and social media posts since June 25.
The attacks have become a central theme of his message heading into the November midterms. This is not new.