NEW YORK (AP) — A video posted to Donald Trump’s account on his social media network included references to a “unified Reich” among
hypothetical news headlines if he wins the election in November.
The headline appears among messages flashing across the screen such as
“Trump wins!!” and “Economy booms!” Other headlines appear to be references to World War I. The word “Reich” is often largely associated with Nazi Germany’s Third Reich, though the references in the video
Trump shared appear to be a reference to the formation of the modern
pan-German nation, unifying smaller states into a single Reich, or
empire, in 1871.
The 30-second video appeared Monday on Trump’s account at a time when
the presumptive Republican nominee for president, while seeking to
portray President Joe Biden as soft on antisemitism, has himself
repeatedly faced criticism for using language and rhetoric associated
with Nazi Germany.
It was posted and shared on the former president’s Truth Social account
while he was on a lunch break from his Manhattan hush money trial Monday afternoon. On Tuesday morning, the post of the video had been deleted.
“This was not a campaign video, it was created by a random account
online and reposted by a staffer who clearly did not see the word, while
the President was in court,” Karoline Leavitt, the campaign press
secretary, said in a statement.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-election-2024-rhetoric-germany-antisemitism-31002afb91b642c0314223d19e51f427
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