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The Hartmann Report

Daily Take: We’re All Socialists — But Only Trump Acts Like a Communist

The Hartmann Report

Thom Hartmann

Congress, Economics, Climate Change, The Hartmann Report, Debate, Democracy, America, Thom Hartmann, News

4.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

As Americans lose faith in capitalism, Trump’s economic nationalism looks less like free enterprise and more like state control…

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1:05.8

The article opens with a retweet, you know, a showing of a tweet from Governor Gavin Newsom.

1:14.0

It says, all hail Chairman Trump, with his glorious 10% purchase of Intel,

1:18.4

the Socialist Republic of America enters a bold new era of government-run business.

1:25.3

And the article, now to the article.

1:28.2

Trump and Miller say they're coming for the communists in America, and they need the military

1:32.8

on the streets of our cities to do it.

1:34.9

Here's what they've said recently on the topic.

1:37.5

Trump said, and I quote, we will root out communists, Marxists, fascists, and the

1:42.7

radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country.out communists, Marxists, fascists, and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the

1:45.3

confines of our country. The communists attempting to destroy the American human spirit will fail in their

1:51.5

dirty deeds. It is the enemy from within, and they're very dangerous. They're Marxists and

1:56.1

communists and fascists and they're sick. If the communists won't get away with this, it won't stop with me.

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