Communism ‘has become international,’ the president said, but has ‘never worked’ and will not succeed.
By Catholics for Catholics
It has an allure that has bewitched millions, but communism is far more dangerous than a Pearl Harbor-like attack to the U.S., according to President Donald Trump.
During the NATO summit in Ankara on July 8, Trump renewed his cautions about communism, saying it’s taking root in the United States and around the world, according to a story by the Epoch Times.
In response to a question from NTD News, the sister outlet of The Epoch Times, Trump said that the United States confronts a flourishing ideological threat from communism, and described it as enticing because it promises free housing and other benefits.
But ultimately, the president said, communism leads to poverty, violence, and poor living conditions.
Trump added that it has time and time again failed throughout history, even when presented under different names such as “social democrats.”
“I want to get the word out, because what’s forming is communism in the country, and communism is easy to sell,” Trump said during the press conference at the conclusion of the summit.
“It sounds so nice. It’s not nice. It’s a very dangerous term.”
Trump added that communism “has become international” but has “never worked” and is “not going to work.”
In comparison, the President contrasted communism with the United States’ economic system, saying that the United States has strong employment, rising wages, and an overall successful, though imperfect, system.
Trump’s comments come as self-described democratic socialists running as Democrats have won primaries in New York and Colorado.
Since the primaries, the president has used recent speeches to warn about communism and criticize such candidates. “They’re communists, they’re not social Democrats,” Trump said at a Faith and Freedom Coalition conference on June 26.
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