Trump Declares Election Week Anti-Communism Week

Trump’s proclamation calls on Americans to defend the country’s way of life against communism and warns that communist and socialist ideologies threaten individual freedom and rights. It says the week is intended to honor people harmed by socialist and communist rule abroad and urges vigilance against those ideologies.

The declaration came on Election Day, with results from the midterms beginning to arrive and Republicans seeking to prevent Democrats from retaking the House and Senate. Trump has accused some Democratic candidates of being socialists or communists, including Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El Sayed.

The proclamation says the United States will not become a communist country under Trump’s leadership. Trump also issued an Anti-Communism Week proclamation in 2025 and sent messages on the subject in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Several candidates in this year’s elections are affiliated with or backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, including candidates in New York, Colorado, Michigan and Pennsylvania. El Sayed has appeared at DSA events and received support from Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, but has denied being a socialist or DSA member. The proclamation designates the week through November 7.

Trump Uses Election Day Proclamation to Attack the Left

Trump’s election-week proclamation labels socialist and communist ideas a danger to American freedom, while the president has accused Democratic candidates, including Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El Sayed, of embracing those ideologies. The timing turns a national observance into a political message as midterm results begin arriving and Republicans try to hold both chambers of Congress.

The proclamation calls for vigilance and says America will not become a communist country under Trump. But its broad attack on socialism comes as several candidates affiliated with or backed by the Democratic Socialists of America are running for office. El Sayed, who has spoken at DSA events and won support from Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, denies being a socialist or a DSA member.

Trump has issued an Anti-Communism Week proclamation before, including in 2025. This year’s declaration runs through November 7, placing the president’s warning squarely in the middle of an election whose outcome will shape control of Congress.

Trump Warns Voters of Socialist Threat on Election Day

Trump’s proclamation puts the defense of liberty at the center of Election Day, warning that socialist and communist ideologies threaten individual rights and the American way of life. As votes are counted in races that could determine control of the House and Senate, the president is drawing attention to candidates he says represent that threat.

Among them is Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El Sayed, who has appeared at Democratic Socialists of America events and received support from Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. El Sayed denies being a socialist or a DSA member. Other candidates affiliated with or backed by the group are running in several states.

The proclamation says the country must remember the consequences of state control and promises that the United States will not become communist under Trump’s leadership. The observance, which Trump also proclaimed in 2025, lasts through November 7. The stakes of the election make the warning about socialism and communism especially timely.