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Trump administration social posts amid Minnesota immigration tensions seen as appealing to far right
Experts say Trump administration posts use far-right language and symbols to signal white supremacist ideology and boost extremist messaging on social media.
- The Trump administration's social media posts amid immigration tensions in Minnesota seem to appeal to far-right groups by using imagery and phrases popular with them.
- The administration's posts referenced a song lyric used by the Proud Boys, a slogan resembling a Nazi phrase, and a meme related to a white supremacist book title.
- Critics accuse the administration of a pattern of using far-right and white supremacist messaging to rally support for its immigration crackdown, while the White House denies the claims.
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Trump administration social posts amid Minnesota immigration tensions seen as appealing to far right
As its immigration crackdown in Minneapolis intensifies, the Trump administration is leaning into messaging that borrows from phrases, images and music about national identity that have become popular among right-wing groups.
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Some Trump administration social media posts mirror extremist rhetoric
A series of recent social media posts from the Trump administration’s official government accounts have echoed terminology used by far-right extremists, experts said, adding that the posts offer no doubt that they are references to white supremacist rhetoric.
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