FAKTENFOKUS: Experten sagen, dass Trumps Behauptungen, die Demokraten mit dem Kommunismus in Verbindung zu bringen, unzutreffend sind

>…There is a long history of U.S. politicians calling opponents communist or Marxist without evidence — perhaps most infamously, [Sen. Joseph McCarthy](https://apnews.com/united-states-government-f7e7ce3eb3e74cb999776ecd41338ce0), who led efforts to blacklist accused communists in the 1950s. McCarthy’s chief counsel during his televised hearings was Roy Cohn, who became Trump’s mentor and fixer as he rose to prominence as a real estate mogul in New York.