Allen West calls Democrats 'communists' again

Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., doubled-down on his characterization of House Democrats in the Progressive Caucus as “communists,” even attempting to explain the historical basis for his position.

“I don’t regret it whatsoever,” West told Red Alert Politics, a sister publication to The Washington Examiner when asked about his comments. “I think that if you were to take the time to study the political spectrum of ideologies at the turn of the century, American communists renamed themselves as progressives.”