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The Communism Debate at CNN

How do you cover a candidate who has written favorably of Lenin?

Now that the Democratic Party has taken the flying leap into endorsing Marxist candidates, there seems to be a debate among CNN staff on how to describe these radicals.

The network’s Kaitlan Collins took one approach on Friday. Here’s an excerpt from CNN’s transcript:

DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: These are not social Democrats. These are hardcore godless communists. They’re godless communists. All communists are godless. They don’t believe in God. This is the most serious threat to our country since its existence, in my opinion, 250 years ago. This is a major threat to our country.

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COLLINS: That was the President, while addressing Christian conservatives and referring to House primary victories that happened this week by Democratic socialists here in New York City, who have been backed by the New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

While Democrats themselves have been wrestling with what Tuesday night means for the direction of their party. Socialism, much less Democratic socialism, is not communism.

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