Summary
The Trump administration faced criticism for a social media post by the Department of Homeland Security that included a phrase linked to white nationalist groups. The post intended to recruit Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents but received backlash because of its wording. Another post from the Department of Labor also drew criticism for similar reasons.
Key Facts
- The Department of Homeland Security posted, "We’ll have our home again," on social media, which drew criticism because it is used in white nationalist spaces.
- The phrase comes from a song with ties to white nationalist groups, but there is no historical evidence linking it to the Ku Klux Klan.
- By early Tuesday, the DHS post was viewed 6.9 million times.
- The Department of Labor posted a phrase similar to Nazi propaganda which was viewed more than 10 million times and criticized for Nazi associations.
- These posts came after protests erupted following incidents involving ICE agents and federal agents in Minnesota and Oregon.
- DHS stated the Minnesota shooting was in self-defense, while criticism from figures like Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has emerged against ICE’s actions.
- The song featuring the controversial phrase has been performed by various artists and was uploaded by a group called Pine Tree Riots on YouTube.
- Comments on the song's YouTube video link it to violent and racist rhetoric.
