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Donald Trump: “It's shocking that I would have assumed that—I used to say, we will never have a socialist in this country, no, but…”

On the recordJune 29, 2025
It's shocking that I would have assumed that—I used to say, we will never have a socialist in this country, no, but we'll have a communist.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida
Source
newsweek.com
Jun 29, 2025

Editor's note · Context

Trump expresses disbelief over the rise of socialist candidates like Mamdani.

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