Posted on Oct 26, 2026 UTC

The Daily Show correspondent Jordan Klepper , in his recurring segment “Fingers on the Pulse,” asked supporters of President Donald Trump to define communism, and the results were... mixed.

Many of those Klepper spoke with outside various Trump midterm rallies said a core issue for them heading into November was “socialism” and “communism” creeping into American society.

But when asked to define those terms, many said they couldn’t give Klepper an exact definition. “That’s a hard term, you know,” one man responded.

“It is a hard term. It’s just almost easier just to throw it out, incite some fear, and then move on,” Klepper replied. “Yeah. I probably really couldn’t give you a definition,” the man said.

Others stayed silent, while others said they’ve been free their whole lives in the US, and they don’t want that to change.…