In a fiery confrontation on ABC’s “This Week,” House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., directly challenged host Jon Karl’s assertion that there were not many communists on the midterm election ballot, vehemently arguing, “Well you’re wrong, they are communists.” The exchange ignited as Emmer linked rising gas prices to the need to elect Republicans, stating, “But it’s not enough to vote for communists.” When Karl suggested most Democrats would deny being communists and that few were on the ballot, Emmer interrupted with a firm, “Well you’re wrong, they are communists.” Karl attempted to reframe the issue by acknowledging “some Democratic socialists,” but Emmer rejected the distinction, asserting, “Jon, you just called them what they want you to call them. There’s nothing Democratic about socialism. For 100 years, they wanted us to call them progressives, when, in fact, they were socialists. And it wasn’t cool to admit you’re a socialist. They are now communists and Marxists. Take a look at the [Democratic Socialists of America] platform.” Emmer further elaborated on his concerns, highlighting policies such as defunding the police and prisons, government-only healthcare, and the Green New Deal, which he claimed would cost American families an additional $355,000, urging that these were the issues that should be debated. Emmer also criticized the media’s reporting on inflation and gas prices, contrasting coverage under the Biden administration with that under President Trump, arguing that disparities were being ignored by journalists. This heated exchange mirrors Emmer’s previous statements accusing the far-left wing of the Democratic Party of being “communists, Marxists and anarchists,” particularly criticizing candidates like Abdul El-Sayed for what he described as “anti-American” sentiments and policies, amidst a growing number of Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates running in the midterms.
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