US President Donald Trump proclaimed the week of November 1 through November 7 as Anti-Communism Week. He signed the proclamation on November 3.
The document says communist and socialist ideologies restrict individual opportunity and subordinate people to the state. Trump said state control over thought, creativity and political expression leads to suffering, poverty, exploitation and violence.
The president urged Americans to stand firm against threats to the American way of life and protect liberty. He said the United States would never become a communist country.
