Donald Trump generated controversy when a video that included language with Nazi connotations was shared on his Truth Social account. The spread of a particularly controversial word has sparked a debate about the limits of speech on social networks.
The video not only contained Nazi references, but also presented a series of hypothetical news stories that would supposedly occur in the event of a future Trump election victory. Among these news items was a fictitious headline announcing the mass deportation of 15 million undocumented immigrants.
The Press Secretary of the Trump campaign has clarified that the video in question was not produced by them, but was created by an online account and then shared by Trump’s official Truth Social account. However, this explanation has not prevented the incident from generating criticism and questions about the responsibility of users and the platform in the dissemination of problematic content.
The header appears between messages that flash on the screen, such as “Trump wins!!” and “The booming economy!” Other headings appear to be references to World War I. The word “Reich” is often largely associated with the Third Reich of Nazi Germany.although references in the video shared by Trump appear to relate to the formation of the modern Pan-German nation, which unified smaller states into a single Reich, or empire, in 1871.
The 30-second video appeared on Trump’s account on Monday at a time when The presumptive Republican presidential candidate has faced criticism for using language and rhetoric associated with Nazi Germany.while trying to show President Joe Biden as too weak in the face of anti-Semitism.
The video was published and shared on Monday afternoon on the former president’s Truth Social account while He was on a lunch break at his trial for offering money in exchange for silencing damaging news against him. which takes place in Manhattan. By Tuesday morning, the post that included the video had been deleted.
“It was not a campaign video, it was created by a random online account and reposted by a staff member, who clearly did not see the word, while the president was in court,” he said in a statement. Karoline Leavittpress secretary for the Trump campaign team.
Earlier this month, Trump said at a fundraiser that Biden runs “a Gestapo-style government,” referring to the Nazi secret police.
In the past, Trump used rhetoric reminiscent of Adolf Hitler when he said that immigrants who enter the United States without authorization “poison the blood of our country” and called his opponents “worms.”
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