Trump calls Communist Party home to illegal immigrants and criminals
In a Truth Social post, the president tied the Communist Party to people who “don't want to work,” framing the group around immigration and crime.
WHITE HOUSE — Donald Trump declared the Communist Party is composed of illegal immigrants, criminals and people who refuse to work on a Truth Social post on July 3, 2026 at 7:42 PM EST.
Here is the full post (see truthsocial): “The Communist Party is made up of Illegal Immigrants, Criminals, and Everybody That Doesn’t Want to Work!Donald Trump”
Trump shared the message from his verified account (see truthsocial). The statement offered no supporting data and named no specific organization. It landed as immigration remained a central theme of his public messaging.
A communist party is a political organization that seeks to implement the socio-economic principles of communism, advocating for a classless society and collective ownership of the means of production (see wikipedia.org). Communist parties operate in dozens of countries worldwide and trace their modern lineage to Marxist-Leninist movements (see wikipedia.org). In the United States, communist ideology drew heightened suspicion during the Cold War era, a period historians associate with the Red Scare (see fiveable.me).
In the last 30 days, 16 of 512 Trump posts were on the topic of immigration.
Source: Zenger real-time database of all Truth Social posts.
Note: Chart generated on July 3, 2026 at 7:49 PM EST
Source: Zenger analysis
Note: Table generated by https://zenger.news on July 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM EST