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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Robert Reich

Why is Trump attacking ‘communists’? Because he’s run out of cards to play

trump speaking at mount rushmore
‘He’s throwing scary labels at the wall and seeing what sticks.’ Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

Trump has run out of cards to play in the midterm elections, which is why he’s now talking about the “communist menace”.

He can’t talk about the economy because prices continue to rise faster than wages, which means most Americans are getting poorer. He can’t talk about foreign policy because his war in Iran has been a debacle, his tariffs an utter failure, and he obviously hasn’t settled the war in Ukraine on “day one”. He can’t talk about immigration because his raids and mass deportations have become so unpopular.

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