President Donald Trump has repeatedly identified communism as the most significant threat facing the United States. Only months ago, citing grave concerns, he delivered a rare primetime address to accuse China of "sinister election meddling" in the 2020 election while continuing his years-long effort to challenge the outcome of that vote.
Yet even as he seeks to portray Democrats as communists ahead of November’s midterm elections, the president is welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping—the leader of the world’s most powerful communist country—for an official state visit this week.
