It might seem like a radical shift for the leftist political party, but the Democrats’ embrace of socialist ideals during this election season has been generations in the making.
That’s the theory put forward by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who recently addressed the issue again over the weekend after she said an earlier clip had been misinterpreted by some commenters.
The New York Post reported:
Leavitt, 28, made the assertion Sunday as she ripped into the “bad faith” actors who highlighted an interview she did with Fox News’ Jesse Watters last week about the rise of the far left, during which she argued that some young people are lazy, before elaborating on the phenomenon.
“A combination of laziness, yes, and the liberal indoctrination that has been taking place in our education system for far too long,” Leavitt argued on X about the factors leading to the far left’s rise.
“There are far-left educators pumping students’ heads with garbage, convincing them that hard work and sacrifice won’t pay off down the road because they want them totally reliant on the government instead,” she wrote.
Both President Trump and Leavitt have described the self-styled democratic socialists who won recent Democratic primary victories as “communists.” Many of those lefty victors have insisted they are socialists, not communists.
The radical primary-race winners have unnerved the Democratic establishment and Republicans alike.
Meanwhile, Leavitt also suggested that school choice could be part of the remedy for the rise of the radical left and underscored that she was not trying to paint all young people as lazy.
“It’s also true that many Gen Z Americans are hardworking, entrepreneurial, and deeply patriotic, and it’s vital we protect the American Dream for them,” she wrote.
Plenty of social media users seemed to understand her initial point:
This is the natural evolution of the Democratic Party. It’s called the “Long March”. The mask is finally off.
— David (@rightwinghitjob) July 3, 2026
Hard to find much online about the cons of communism these days.
Isn’t that strange?
Tell people what they want to hear.
Sell equality and fairness for all.
Except for our socialist guards.
They still get to be rich.
— Tosca Austen (@ToscaAusten) July 3, 2026
This point isn’t necessarily untrue, but democrat politicians have been globalist socialist progressives since Wilson.
— Conservative Cowboy (@Cowboy_1787) July 3, 2026
NJ.com covered the remarks from Leavitt and those of others in the White House, including President Donald Trump:
“It’s an undeniable fact that a growing number of young people in our country are falling for the lies of socialism and communism, sold to them by anti-American politicians who’ve never built anything, offer no real solutions, and are intent on tearing down everything that makes this country great,” she said. “At the same time, it’s also true that many Gen Z Americans are hardworking, entrepreneurial, and deeply patriotic, and it’s vital we protect the American Dream for them.”
She continued: “I will continue to call out the radical Democrats, socialists, and communists who are lying to our youth, and I know the President will continue to pursue an economic and domestic agenda that expands and strengthens the American Dream for generations to come.”
During his address on the Fourth of July, Trump similarly attacked what he has characterized as a rise in communism among the Democratic Party. He maintained that the U.S. will “never be a communist country.”
“Our warriors did not fight communism on battlefields across the world, only to have that menace rear its ugly head right back here in America,” the president said Saturday. “It’s like a cancer. You got to cut it out.”
Here’s a full clip of her earlier interview:
What are your thoughts?
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