Trump Promotes Kid Accused of 'White Nationalist Rhetoric'

"A 21-year-old social media manager received a major promotion within President Donald Trump's administration despite raising concerns over his alleged white nationalist rhetoric, according to a new report. The New York Times reported on Thursday that 21-year-old Peyton Rollins was brought over to the Department of Homeland Security this month to help run their social media. This follows Rollins making a splash with his social media work over at the Department of Labor, work that caused concern among a number of colleagues."

"Rollins, however, has been accused by colleagues of pushing Nazi-style imagery and engaging in white nationalist rhetoric with his posts. Helen Luryi served on the Labor Department's Women's Bureau until leaving in April, and she argued there was a clear shakeup in the type of content posted to social media. We're used to seeing posts about things like apprenticeships, benefits and unions, she said. Then all of a sudden, we get white-nationalist rhetoric."

"The Times noted that the Labor Department's social media has exploded in attention since Rollins took over. It currently carries nearly 650,000 followers on X at the time of this writing. Rollins, however, has been accused by colleagues of pushing Nazi-style imagery and engaging in white nationalist rhetoric with his posts. Helen Luryi served on the Labor Department's Women's Bureau until leaving in April, and she argued there was a clear shakeup in the type of content posted to social media."

Peyton Rollins, a 21-year-old social media manager, was brought to the Department of Homeland Security this month to help run DHS social media. Rollins previously ran the Labor Department's social media, growing its audience to nearly 650,000 followers on X. Colleagues accused Rollins of posting Nazi-style imagery and white nationalist rhetoric, prompting concern among employees. Helen Luryi, who left the Labor Department's Women's Bureau in April, described a shift from posts about apprenticeships, benefits, and unions to messaging she characterized as white-nationalist. Some Labor posts promoted anti-globalist, "American workers first" themes and criticized offshoring and foreign labor.

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