Washington, D.C. — The White House proclaimed November 2–8 as Anti-Communism Week 2025, honoring the victims of communist regimes and reaffirming America’s commitment to freedom.
In the proclamation, President Donald J. Trump stated that “across continents and generations, communism has wrought devastation upon nations and souls. More than 100 million lives have been taken by regimes that sought to erase faith, suppress freedom, and destroy prosperity earned through hard work, violating the God-given rights and dignity of those they oppressed.”
The statement continued, warning that “wherever it spreads, it silences dissent, punishes beliefs, and demands that generations kneel before the power of the state instead of standing for freedom. Its story is written in blood and sorrow, a grim reminder that communism is nothing more than another word for servitude.”
Trump urged Americans to remember the victims of totalitarianism and reject modern efforts to rebrand collectivist ideologies. “New voices now repeat old lies, cloaking them in the language of ‘social justice’ and ‘democratic socialism,’ yet their message remains the same: give up your freedom, place your trust in the power of the government, and trade the promise of prosperity for the empty comfort of control.”
The proclamation concluded with a pledge: “We will honor the victims of oppression by keeping their cause alive and by ensuring that communism and every system that denies the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness will find their place, once and for all, on the ash-heap of history.”
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation echoed the warning in a September article, noting that “call it Marxism, socialism, or communism — they aim for the same result.”
The Foundation recently published findings showing that “62% of young Americans have a positive view of ‘socialism,’ the ideology that murdered 100 million people at the hands of Lenin, Stalin, Pol Pot, Castro, Mao and others.” The article attributed the trend to “flawed history education and anti-institutional sentiment” among younger voters.
“They want benefits without work and security without responsibility,” the Foundation wrote, urging Americans to recommit to “our founding principles of ordered liberty and confront the lies of communism” as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary in 2026.
Founded by an act of Congress in 1993, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation described 2024 as “a year of commemoration,” marking its 30th anniversary and the 35th anniversary of the fall of communism in Eastern Europe. “Much remains to be done,” the report stated, citing ongoing repression in China, Cuba, and North Korea, as well as “dictatorships in Russia, Venezuela, and Nicaragua” that continue to threaten regional and global security.
The report detailed significant advances in VOC’s education, research, and advocacy work, including the launch of the Victims of Communism Congressional Caucus and an updated national high school curriculum designed to teach the next generation about “the horrors of communism.” In December 2024, Congress passed the Crucial Communism Teaching Act, formally authorizing VOC to provide educational materials nationwide.
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