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Banger Meme, Or Neo-Nazi Bullhorn?
CNN One Thing
Jan 28, 2026

We know the Trump administration is extremely online. But experts have started to notice that some of the memes and videos posted by official government accounts have a distinct far-right flavor that draw disturbing parallels with white supremacist and neo-Nazi propaganda. Is this a mistake? Trolling? Or something darker? We hear from an expert who says white nationalist groups are getting the message that "our guys are in control."

For more: The US government seems to have a clear message for White nationalists 

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Guest: Jon Lewis, Research Fellow at the Program on Extremism at George Washington University 

Host: David Rind 

Producer: Paola Ortiz 

Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin