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David Brydan, Senior Lecturer in the Modern History of International Relations, King's College London

Donald Trump has launched another ‘Red Scare’ in the US – it’s a favourite tactic of the right

President Donald Trump’s recent speech at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial was a key moment in his carefully choreographed America 250 weekend. Though partisan and rambling in typical Trumpian style, the speech stood out for its focus on a theme which has increasingly dominated his rhetoric over recent months: the dangers of communism.

Communism is back, the US president argued – a resurgent menace and mortal threat to American liberty.

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