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The Guardian - US
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Trump news at a glance: president tests out a new ‘red scare’ ahead of midterms

Donald Trump speaks at a podium with the Presidential seal, against a backdrop featuring Faith & Freedom Coalition logos
Donald Trump speaks during the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference at the Washington Hilton Hotel. Photograph: Bonnie Cash/Pool/Bonnie Cash - Pool/CNP/Shutterstock

Donald Trump has previewed a Republican strategy for the midterm elections, seizing on a progressive sweep in New York to portray Democrats as “godless communists” who pose an existential threat to the nation.

The US president, who was a child during the “red scare”, seized on wins by democratic socialists backed by the mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, to stoke fears that the Democratic party has embraced extremism that could lead to the violent persecution of Christians.

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