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| Donald Trump posts image of Nazi troops in front of White House (and still continues to lead the field of Republican candidates) | |
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| Donald Trump has continued to top the Republican pool of presidential candidates for the second week – despite tweeting a photograph of Nazi Waffen-SS soldiers in front of the White House. | |
| The Republican presidential hopeful blamed an “intern” after his official account tweeted a picture of Mr Trump superimposed on the US flag with the White House and World War Two soldiers in the foreground. | The Republican presidential hopeful blamed an “intern” after his official account tweeted a picture of Mr Trump superimposed on the US flag with the White House and World War Two soldiers in the foreground. |
| Just one problem: the soldiers pictured were Nazi Germany’s Waffen-SS infantry. | Just one problem: the soldiers pictured were Nazi Germany’s Waffen-SS infantry. |
| The image was hastily taken down. A campaign spokesperson explained an intern “did not see the very faded figures within the flag of the stock photo”. | |
| John Schindler, a former national security affairs professor at the US Naval War College, spotted the mistake and immediately posted on Twitter. | John Schindler, a former national security affairs professor at the US Naval War College, spotted the mistake and immediately posted on Twitter. |
| .@realDonaldTrump has deleted the tweet (finally) but here's the pic, Waffen-SS very clear at bottom pic.twitter.com/Kv1GsdKQkw | .@realDonaldTrump has deleted the tweet (finally) but here's the pic, Waffen-SS very clear at bottom pic.twitter.com/Kv1GsdKQkw |
| For the very special "that time Donald Trump exhorted Americans to be like the Waffen-SS" file .... pic.twitter.com/5nbGp43w5M | For the very special "that time Donald Trump exhorted Americans to be like the Waffen-SS" file .... pic.twitter.com/5nbGp43w5M |
| These guys are dressed as late (1944-45) WW2 Waffen-SS infantry. Nothing to debate here. Way to go, Trump! https://t.co/8j5T1pSEjQ | These guys are dressed as late (1944-45) WW2 Waffen-SS infantry. Nothing to debate here. Way to go, Trump! https://t.co/8j5T1pSEjQ |
| Meanwhile, a Suffolk University/USA Today poll found that Mr Trump led the very crowded field of Republican candidates with 17 per cent of Republicans and independent’s supporting his candidacy – above that of Jeb Bush, the brother and son of former presidents. | Meanwhile, a Suffolk University/USA Today poll found that Mr Trump led the very crowded field of Republican candidates with 17 per cent of Republicans and independent’s supporting his candidacy – above that of Jeb Bush, the brother and son of former presidents. |