Red scare revived as Trump leads push to attack Democrats as ‘communists’

According to The Guardian, President Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange from the Oval Office, celebrating the administration's new Trump accounts initiative. Senator Ted Cruz framed the financial product as making every American a capitalist, a contrast to government-directed aid. Meanwhile, after recent primary wins by progressive candidates, Trump has resumed attacking Democrats as communists—reviving Cold War rhetoric to stoke political division.

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