Tom Emmer Calls Democrats Communists in ABC Clash Over $4 Gas
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 12
Tom Emmer Calls Democrats Communists in ABC Clash Over $4 Gas
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 12
Summary
Tom Emmer used an ABC "This Week" interview to argue Republicans must address $4 gasoline and $6 diesel prices, but said voters still should not back Democrats he called "communists."
Jon Karl challenged that framing, saying there were not many communists on the midterm ballot; Emmer doubled down, calling Democrats "communists and Marxists" and pointing to the Democratic Socialists of America platform.
Emmer tied that label to policy attacks, saying Democrats back defunding police and prisons, government-only health care and a Green New Deal he said would cost families $355,000.
He also accused mainstream media of covering inflation and fuel prices more favorably under Joe Biden than Donald Trump, citing gas about 13% below Biden-era levels and grocery inflation at 2% versus 13-point-something.
The exchange extends Emmer's broader campaign message after similar remarks last week, as dozens of Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates run in the midterm elections.