The Red Scare Revival: Trump's Communist Gambit Falls Flat President Donald Trump's recent campaign trail invectives against Democrats as "godless communists" recall the infamous anti communist witch hunts of the Cold War era.
This is no coincidence, given that Trump's mentor, Roy Cohn, was instrumental in outing suspected leftists during this time.
Trump's gambit is an attempt to shift attention away from pressing economic concerns and toward a nostalgic ideological battle.