‘The Daily Show’ Embarrasses Trump Supporters Who Can’t Define Communism for Jordan Klepper

On the latest episode of "Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse," the comedian hosted a segment on "The Daily Show" where he probed Trump supporters about communism as a primary issue for voting in the midterms. Several supporters mentioned communism, yet none of them could provide a clear definition. Donald Trump has been using the term as a warning of potential threats if Americans fail to vote.

When asked to define communism, one supporter in an America 250 shirt and MAGA hat admitted it was a "hard term to define." Klepper echoed this sentiment, stating that it was almost easier to throw the term around to instill fear and move on.

Merriam-Webster defines communism as a totalitarian system of government where a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production. The concept was pioneered by Karl Marx, who outlined it in The Communist Manifesto in 1848. In Marxist theory, the state leadership would eventually wither away, and economic goods would be distributed equitably among the constituents.

However, many Trump supporters seemed to misunderstand the implications of communism if it were to become a reality in the United States. When probed further, one man simply replied, "They're going to control you." Another pair, wearing matching patriotic baseball jerseys, also struggled to articulate what communism entailed, fearing it would lead to the replacement of American workers with foreign workers and boys playing in girls' sports.

Even Vice President JD Vance, who is Ivy educated, had difficulty defining socialism, stating, "I don't know what the term means anymore." An older Trump voter, also donning a MAGA hat, questioned the president's offer of $5,000 checks to Republican voters if the GOP wins the election, questioning whether it appeared as though Trump was paying people to vote for it.