Multiple agencies within President Donald Trump’s administration have a habit of copying rhetoric from far-right extremist hate groups in posts to official social media accounts, according to CNN host Jake Tapper.In a Thursday segment, Tapper observed how the U.S. Department of Labor recently posted a video depicting President George Washington over various images from history with the text: “One Homeland. One People. One Heritage. Remember who you are, American.” Tapper pointed out that this was “disturbingly similar to the Nazi slogan: ‘Ein volk. Ein reich. Ein führer,’ which means: ‘One people. One realm. One leader.'””Of course, it’s not the same phrase, but there are critics out there, including some conservatives, who suggest that there are echoes that are disturbing,” Tapper said. “The Labor Department did not respond to repeated requests for comment on this.”Tapper also called attention to a post from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), showing a B-2 stealth bomber flying over a man on horseback. The post includes the text “we’ll have our home again.” The CNN host noted that this is the same name of a song with strong anti-immigrant themes that “has a lot of appeal to white nationalist groups.””The song lyrics feature lines that evoke sentiments often expressed by conservatives about immigration, such as, ‘in our own towns we’re foreigners now,'” Tapper said. “And perhaps it was chosen simply for that reason. Or maybe it’s just a coincidence.” While the Department of Labor didn’t respond to CNN’s request for comment, DHS told the network the phrase was a reference to the “20-plus million illegal aliens invading the country.” Tapper also quoted the DHS as saying “this is why people don’t take the media seriously” when asked about criticism from conservatives.Finally, Tapper displayed a post from the official White House X account showing two Greenlandic dog sled teams facing a crossroads, with one leading toward the White House and the other leading toward the Great Wall of China and Moscow’s Red Square with the text: “Which way, Greenland man?” Tapper acknowledged that while “which way, blank man” is a common meme, it originated from “avowed white supremacist” author William Gaylord Simpson, who wrote a book entitled: “Which Way, Western Man?””Now, we’re sure that lots of folks familiar with online meme culture are completely unaware of the hateful origins of that meme. And that could, of course, be true for the Trump administration as well,” Tapper said. “It’s entirely possible that President Trump’s rather meme-happy group is using some of these images with no idea that they might have repugnant origins or echoes. But these are just a few examples of many. And after a certain number of them, one wonders if this is all accidental, if it’s all a coincidence, why isn’t there an effort to be a little bit more sensitive about it?”Watch the segment below: – YouTube www.youtube.com
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