ACP is officially a Marxist–Leninist party, and "upholds a Unified Tendency of Marxism–Leninism and rejects dogmatic, sectarian, and doctrinaire interpretations of its various historical expressions." Al-Din argued that while the party acknowledges Deng's contributions to Marxism and upholds
Deng Xiaoping Theory, Deng also "presented many problems, such as the ecological pollution, corruption, and wealth inequality", which had to be corrected. The party is supportive of North Korea's
Juche and
Songun ideologies. and cites "Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, and Mao" in its declaration. and Al-Din has met with
Chinese New Left and Maoist academic
Kong Qingdong. The ACP defends the
legacy of the Soviet Union and promotes
Soviet nostalgia. Party leader Haz Al-Din first became interested in
socialism at the age of 12 or 13, after learning about the
Soviet Union's achievements, which he found to be far more sophisticated than how they were commonly taught about in
Western education. The ACP criticizes
Nikita Khrushchev's
de-Stalinization, seeing it as
historical nihilism and a significant factor in the
collapse of the Soviet Union. • Tamar Kikacheishvili, graduate student at
Linnaeus University, argued that MAGA Communism is "a bizarre online movement that blends radical leftist ideas with right-wing nationalism". • Jordyn Haime of the
China Media Project argued that MAGA Communism combines "right-wing nationalism and nativism" with the "far-left authoritarianism of the Chinese Communist Party". • Michele Gravino of
La Repubblica described MAGA Communists as "red-browns, more
Marco Rizzo than
Antonio Gramsci." • Qin Ming, writing in '''', argues that ACP has a "superficial left-wing appearance", but supports "American hegemonic chauvinism" and "right-wing positions", yielding "a red-brown alliance" that "has absolutely no connection to Marxism–Leninism". Some commentators describe ACP and MAGA Communism as leftist: • Leonardo Sinigaglia, writer for pro-
multipolar newspaper ''L'Antidiplomatico'', described the ACP as a "Marxist left" group, argued that "it is in no way a 'fascist,' 'far right,' or 'ambiguous' party", described ACP critics as "purity fetishists", and claimed ACP's MAGA Communism was proven successful by the "crisis" among Trump supporters "after his clear turn toward warmongering and support for financial capital". • Sean Staton, graduate student at
University of Connecticut, argues that "MAGA Communism has risen to be the guiding force of the most successful American communist party", ACP, which "bridged" MAGA Communist theory and praxis "to achieve counter-hegemonic, left-wing goals". • Erik Piccoli, researcher at the
Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, described ACP as part of the "pro-Dugin left". •
Aleksandr Dugin,
Eurasianist writer and
National Bolshevik Party founder, wrote favorably about "MAGA Communism" as proof that a "normal left" exists and can collaborate with conservatives like
Tucker Carlson to "crush liberal hegemony". • Xu Yanchun of the
Renmin University of China, argued that the ACP, along with the
Revolutionary Communists of America, "are driving the transformation of the American left" and "embody the evolving dynamics of the U.S. left-wing political landscape". •
Geese Magazine, a magazine on
American communism, described the "majority of founders and active members of the MAGA Communist tendency" as "left-progressive" campaigners and as having "came directly out of the Communist, Socialist, and
progressive movements". • The Robert Lansing Institute described the ACP along with all other parties participating in
Sergey Mironov's April 2026 Sovintern conference as left-wing organizations forming "Moscow's
New Left". Some commentators describe ACP and its broader movement as rightist: •
Yanis Varoufakis, a
Marxian economist, labeled MAGA Communists "
neofascists", arguing that fascists "always pretended to embrace antisystemic ideas" until they gained power. with a "vitriolic, terminally online, troll culture". • Maya Wang of
Human Rights Watch described Hinkle and MAGA Communism as "part of a fragile but emerging global coalition that joins far-right elements in the United States, Russia, and China", citing Hinkle's collaboration with and praise for Aleksandr Dugin at a "nationalist"
Guancha conference.
MAGA Communism ACP has been described as
MAGA Communist, Al-Din argues that the American left is stuck in "ideologically pure but irrelevant spaces, subjugated by wokism", while Trump attracted
working class voters and questioned the "dogmas" of "
political correctness" and "
globalization". Al-Din argues that Trump, despite being
anti-communist, created a movement that can "achieve more left-wing transformations than the left itself". ACP leaders argue that MAGA Communism is a tool to shift the
American working class away from
capitalism and toward communism. In its analysis of
Trumpism, the ACP claims that the rise of the
MAGA movement offers an opportunity to move the
lower and middle classes towards Marxism–Leninism and rebuild the communist movement in the United States. The party aims to leverage the social forces drawn in by Trumpism to achieve the
class struggle objectives of communism. In 2025, ACP leader Carlos L. Garrido described MAGA Communism as "a
vehicle for viralization" and "a communism adapted to the unique conditions of the American class struggle". Garrido argued that "the MAGA working class showed every sign of being ready to be conquered by struggle", so MAGA Communists worked to "show MAGA that they could only make America great again, not through Trump and the two-party duopoly, but through communism". In 2025, ACP leader Jackson Hinkle argued that ACP supports MAGA voters and criticizes
Donald Trump, arguing that "if Trump does bad things", such as "
bombing Iran" or "not solving the
illegal immigration problem", then "people from his movement will abandon him", which is why "MAGA is now surpassing Trump". Renmin University of China professor
Wen Tiejun favorably compared the persuasive power of MAGA Communism to nationalism in
Chinese communism: "[H]ow can MAGA be combined with communism? [....] In essence, [MAGA] is nationalism. Consider the Communist Party of China's struggle against Japanese invaders – was it mobilising the masses through communist ideology and theory? No, it relied precisely on nationalism."
Boston College philosopher Gregory Fried, writing in
Studies in East European Thought journal, describes MAGA Communism as rooted in "Stalin's nationalist policy of
socialism in one country in the 1930s", arguing that Stalin's views and policies became popular amongst Russian nationalists after the
Russian Civil War. Similarly, Bárbara Pereira of
Estadão labels MAGA Communism "the portrait of an era in which ideologies merge without shame, in which coherence is a minor detail, and the power of narrative matters more than the truth". ACP supports
Socialism with Chinese characteristics and supports the creation of an analogical model of "Socialism with American characteristics", which would adapt to "our nation's history, our values" to build "a communist order unique to the United States". ACP's program calls for the
merger of the United States and Canada into one
Pan-American "United Republic". and argued: "Communism and Marxism historically have been conservative [...] It's a new era in the West that made it adhere to liberal-leftist values. This is not true Marxism.
It's Marxism funded by George Soros". ACP leaders argue that "the most absurd aspects of wokism" were intentionally designed to prop up the "
dissident right", which they reject. Hinkle's list of personal political demands included banning "
ANTIFA street terrorism", introducing "patriotic education", "pardoning"
January 6 Capitol attack rioters, and "deporting" the
Bush family,
Clinton family,
Barack Obama,
Mike Pompeo, and
John Bolton to the
International Criminal Court. Hinkle stated in April 2023 that he would "protect our youth from
trans terrorists and propagandists". and argued that the
American working class must ally with the MAGA movement to fight "
globalists" like
George Soros. The party supports
republicanism in Canada and has call for the
abolition of monarchy; in an
X post, ACP's Ontario branch stated that never would its "peoples be forced to fight for a foreign power—be it a
king or a corporation". The party's Ontario and Quebec branches have
fraternal ties to the
Quebec separatist Action Socialiste de Libération Nationale group. ACP chairman Al-Din argues that "all nations today" must choose between "obedience to the ruling financial capitalist class or sovereign, national development". In an interview with the
Yevgeny Prigozhin-backed
United World International website, Al-Din stated: "The [main] problem [in the world] is what
Michael Hudson calls
Super-Imperialism, a system in which the
United States acts as both creditor and debtor in the
global economic system". ACP's program calls for the "unconditional destruction of
NATO".
North Korea,
Xi Jinping and the
People's Republic of China, The ACP supports Russian forces in the
Russo-Ukrainian War, arguing that
Ukraine represents the legacy of
fascism while the Russian Federation follows the legacy of the
Soviet Union in providing assistance to socialist and developing countries. ACP stated that the
people's militias of Donbass "embody the American traditions of fighting for freedom". The ACP asserts its full support for the Russian "
Special Military Operation" and has provided humanitarian aid to Donbass "to make the lives of people there better and help them fight NATO aggression". In May 2025, together with the
Left Front, ACP made a declaration that "today, as 80 years ago, Russia remains at the forefront of the world liberation movement". ACP further stated: "The ongoing Special Military Operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine is the main epicenter of the modern anti-fascist struggle. The multi-vector policy of the Russian Federation, aimed at overthrowing Western globalist hegemony and building a new, just world order – such a policy corresponds to the spirit of the Great Victory and should be supported by progressive left forces around the world." ACP supports the
Chinese Communist Party and opposes
Taiwan independence. == International connections ==