Trump calls Democrats cowards for refusing to fight “communist threat” within their party

Trump shared a conservative media article highlighting his Faith & Freedom Coalition speech warning that “godless Communists” pose the gravest danger to America in 250 years.

First Published: July 5, 2026, 3:36 PM EST

WHITE HOUSE — Donald Trump has mentioned the source (see redstate) accusing Democrats of lacking the courage to confront what he calls a rising communist movement inside their party on a Truth Social post on July 5, 2026 at 10:27 AM EST.

Here is the full post on [truthsocial]: “Watch: Trump Tells the Hard Truth on Why the Dem Party Refuses to Fight Its Internal Communist Threat: https://redstate.com/beccalower/2026/06/26/religious-liberty-at-the-heart-of-defeating-communists-president-trump-speaks-conservative-conference-n2203764”

The post links to coverage of remarks Trump delivered at the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2026. Trump told the conservative gathering that the election of self-described socialists — including New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani — represents what he called “the most serious threat to our Country since its existence 250 years ago” (see redstate).

“These are not social Dumocrats, these are hard core, godless Communists,” Trump said during the speech. “If they fought them the way they fight Republicans, or me, they’d be victorious, but they don’t have the courage to do so” (see redstate).

Trump also tied the communist critique to religious liberty, telling attendees that “ruthless Communists will attack all Religions but, in particular, Christianity.” He cited the recent U.S. military strike in Nigeria as evidence that his administration is “saving Christians throughout the World” by confronting what he described as terrorist violence against religious populations (see redstate).

The Faith & Freedom Coalition speech previewed themes Trump amplified days later in a high-profile address at Mount Rushmore on July 3, 2026. Standing before the carved faces of four predecessors, Trump warned of a “resurgence of the communist menace in our land, including from newcomers to our country who embrace ideas totally opposed to our way of life and our great success” (see cbsnews.com). “You can be a communist, or you can be a patriot. You cannot be both,” Trump said at the South Dakota event (see cbsnews.com).

During both appearances, Trump urged supporters to mobilize for the 2026 midterm elections. At Mount Rushmore, he called for abolishing the filibuster and passing the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship at voter registration and a valid photo identification at the polls (see cbsnews.com). “Everyone needs to get out and vote in the Midterms. We have to win this election, this election is very vital,” Trump said at the Faith & Freedom event (see redstate).

The speeches came during the nation’s 250th-anniversary Independence Day celebrations, with events stretching from the National Mall in Washington to Keystone, South Dakota. Trump framed America’s semiquincentennial as a moment of both pride and peril, telling the Mount Rushmore crowd, “There is no American freedom without American culture, and there is no American founding without the American people” (see cbsnews.com).

In the last 30 days, 134 of 499 Trump posts on Truth Social were classified under the topic “Uncategorized,” according to a Zenger analysis of his posting activity.