As Trump Brands Them ‘Godless Communists,’ Democrats Divided on How to Respond

More than three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a U.S. President is once again casting the threat of communism as one of the biggest issues facing American voters. At rallies and campaign-style speeches across the country this summer, President Donald Trump is increasingly portraying Democrats as communists, betting that the message will sharpen the ideological contrast heading into November's midterm elections. The attacks intensified after a string of democratic socialist-backed candidates won high-profile Democratic primaries in New York in late June. According to a TIME analysis, Trump has invoked communism 94 times in public remarks and social media posts since June 25, describing some of the party’s candidates as "hardcore, godless communists."The Republican President used