Trump has Internet convinced that he has 'neo-Nazis' on payroll after deleting ‘unified Reich’ video

WASHINGTON, DC: Former president Donald Trump faced severe backlash for a video he posted on his Truth Social account on Monday, May 20, during a hush money trial lunch break. 

The video mentioned hypothetical headlines if he won a second term, one of which mentioned a “unified Reich.”

It was deleted on Tuesday, May 21, and the link is no longer active. However, netizens are claiming that the damage has already been done.

White House condemns Donald Trump’s 'unified Reich' campaign video

The White House was quick to condemn the video, with Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates calling it “dangerous and offensive.”

“It is abhorrent, sickening, and disgraceful for anyone to promote content associated with Germany’s Nazi government under Adolf Hitler,” Bates said in a statement. He further added that "Any Antisemitic dog whistling is dangerous, offensive, and profoundly un-American," according to The Hill. 

While Bates’s statement did not reference Trump by name due to Hatch Act laws, the Biden campaign was more direct.

“Donald Trump is not playing games; he is telling America exactly what he intends to do if he regains power: rule as a dictator over a ‘unified reich,’” Biden campaign spokesperson James Singer said in a statement.

Donald Trump's campaign spokesperson clarifies the video was created by a random account 

Trump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt clarified that the video was not a campaign video and was created by a random account online.

It was reposted by a junior staffer who did not see the word while Trump was in court.

Trump has previously faced criticism for claiming Biden is running a “Gestapo administration,” referring to the secret Nazi police force.

He was also widely rebuked for saying immigrants entering the US illegally are “poisoning the blood of our country” and for calling his opponents “vermin,” language that echoed Hitler.

Internet says Donald Trump's 'unified Reich' video has done its damage 

The video, which was not created by the Trump campaign, was taken down Tuesday morning. However, the Internet had already reacted. One user wrote, “Too late. The damage is already done.”

Another commented, “Hmm too bad the internet is forever.” Another user suggested, “If Trump wanted to, he could easily condemn the ‘unified Reich’ video he finally took down and he could condemn white supremacists and Hitler. But we all know why he won’t. Trump’s long pattern of Hitler idolization is a feature, not a bug.”

One user wrote, “The Trump team may have deleted the video, but the fact that the phrase ‘unified Reich’ was in it proves Trump has neo-nazis on the payroll.”

Another user suggested, “Trump had to sleep on it before deciding to delete Nazi video. The damage is done. We got the stand down and standby message. Loud and clear.” One more wrote, "ROFLMAO! The internet is forever Donnie." 

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