Administration social media posts echo white supremacist messaging

"The posts have referred to neo-Nazi literature, ethnic cleansing and QAnon conspiracies, mused about deporting nearly a third of the U.S. population, and promoted lyrics from an anthem bellowed by the far-right militants of the Proud Boys. Their authors are not on society's fringe. They are in the offices of the White House and the departments of Homeland Security and Labor, using official government accounts."

"This month, the White House and the Department of Homeland Security jointly posted a recruitment ad for Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Instagram, Facebook and X, overlaid with the words "WE'LL HAVE OUR HOME AGAIN." That's also the name of a song, written by members of a self-described "pro-White fraternal order," that has been embraced by the Proud Boys and other white-nationalist groups. Hundreds of explicitly neo-Nazi and white-supremacist accounts have shared the song on Telegram, an encrypted messaging app, since 2020."

Administration social-media postings have included references to neo-Nazi literature, ethnic cleansing, QAnon conspiracies, and speculative deportations of nearly a third of the U.S. population, and have promoted lyrics tied to far-right anthems. The originating accounts belong to personnel in the White House and the departments of Homeland Security and Labor using official government channels. A recruitment image for Immigration and Customs Enforcement was overlaid with the phrase "WE'LL HAVE OUR HOME AGAIN," a song embraced by Proud Boys and white-nationalist groups and shared widely on encrypted platforms since 2020. Two types of people quickly recognize these messages: white supremacists and those who study them.

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