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The Fondness for Nazis in the Trump Administration

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This page is part of a resource collection on Authoritarianism & Bigotry in the Second Trump Administration.

See also: The Fondness for Nazis in the Republican Party.

Bobby Allyn: Facebook Removes Trump Ads With Symbol Used By Nazis. Campaign Calls It An ‘Emoji’.

CNN: 1990 report: Ivana Trump told her lawyer Donald Trump kept Hitler speeches beside bed.

Tom Dreisbach: Trump’s Bedminster club hosted an alleged Nazi sympathizer who stormed the Capitol.

David A. Graham: Sebastian Gorka and the White House’s Questionable Vetting: A report in The Forward links Trump’s terrorism adviser to a Nazi-linked Hungarian fraternal group.

Eric Hananoki: Trump shared post from N-word-spewing account that claims “Hitler was right” and the Holocaust “never happened”.

Ben Makuch: Neo-Nazi and far right groups seize on Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric.

NBC: Sebastian Gorka Made Nazi-Linked Vitezi Rend ‘Proud’ by Wearing Its Medal.

David Neiwert & Sarah Posner: Meet the Horde of Neo-Nazis, Klansmen, and Other Extremist Leaders Endorsing Donald Trump: The Republican nominee for president has not disavowed any of them.

Sara Pequeño: Trump keeps praising dictators like Hitler and Kim Jong Un. Will Republicans ever care?

Brandy Zadrozny: Before Trump, neo-Nazis pushed false claims about Haitians as part of hate campaign: An extremist group that marched in Springfield, Ohio, and demonized Haitian immigrants saw Trump’s mention of baseless rumors at the debate as a victory: “This is what real power looks like.”

Elon Musk’s Nazi Sympathies

Freddie Clayton: Elon Musk’s call for Germany to ‘move beyond’ Nazi guilt is dangerous, Holocaust memorial chair says.

Kate Conger: Elon Musk Shared, Then Removed a Post Absolving Dictators for Genocide.

Chase DiBenedetto: Grokipedia sourcing info from the internet’s biggest neo-Nazi forum: Cornell researchers found dozens of citations linking to Stormfront.

Antonio Pequeño IV: Musk Retweets ‘Hitler Didn’t Murder Millions’ Message.

Elon Musk’s Nazi Salute (January 20, 2025)

Lauren Aratani: Elon Musk’s daughter says father’s rally gesture was ‘definitely a Nazi salute.’

Katrin Bennhold: What Elon Musk’s Salute Was All About: A gesture associated with the Nazis has a surprising history. But in Germany, there was little doubt about its meaning.

Kate Connolly: ‘The gesture speaks for itself’: Germans respond to Musk’s apparent Nazi salute.

David Gilbert: Neo-Nazis Love the Nazi-Like Salutes Elon Musk Made at Trump’s Inauguration: The far right is celebrating what it views as a clear signal from the X owner and Donald Trump associate, who made the gestures onstage Monday.

Lisa Hagen: They look like Nazi salutes. Here’s why some people think they’re a joke.

SPLC: Elon Musk’s Inaugural Roman Salute Sparks Outrage, Far-Right Praise.