He is probably a literal Trotskyist. His grandparents fled when the Bolsheviks took power, I think.
His grandparents left the Pale of Settlement within the Russian Empire in the early 20th century, fleeing antisemitic pogroms and seeking a better life for their children in the United States.
Garland looks like he is no stranger to the bath houses.
He is probably a literal Trotskyist. His grandparents fled when the Bolsheviks took power, I think.