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Jackson Hinkle’s “MAGA Communism” Sparks Treason Calls After Tehran Funeral

7/10/2026

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Jackson Hinkle co-founded a new American Communist Party that brands itself “MAGA communism” and promotes Xi Jinping thought.
He attended Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral in Tehran, shouted “Down with U.S.A.” and “Down with Israel,” and was among roughly 400 foreign nationals permitted to enter.
Conservative commentators Sebastian Gorka and Marc Thiessen have called for Hinkle’s arrest on treason charges, labeling him a traitor.

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Jackson Hinkle co-founded a new American Communist Party that brands itself “MAGA communism” and promotes Xi Jinping thought.
He attended Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral in Tehran, shouted “Down with U.S.A.” and “Down with Israel,” and was among roughly 400 foreign nationals permitted to enter.
Conservative commentators Sebastian Gorka and Marc Thiessen have called for Hinkle’s arrest on treason charges, labeling him a traitor.