Trump Campaign on Defense After Being Accused of Using a Nazi Concentration Camp Symbol in Facebook Ads

The President of the United States is campaigning for reelection using a Nazi concentration camp symbol.

Nazis used the red triangle to mark political prisoners and people who rescued Jews.

Trump & the RNC are using it to smear millions of protestors.

Their masks are off. pic.twitter.com/UzmzDaRBup
— Bend the Arc: Jewish Action (@jewishaction) June 18, 2020

The Trump campaign is using Nazi concentration camp symbols on Facebook.

(via @RadioFreeTom) pic.twitter.com/hOjU32z8kG
— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) June 18, 2020

The Nazis used red triangles to identify their political victims in concentration camps. Using it to attack political opponents is highly offensive. @POTUS' campaign needs to learn its history, as ignorance is no excuse for using Nazi-related symbols. https://t.co/7R7aGLD7kl
— Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) June 18, 2020

Less than 24 hrs after it went up, Trump's campaign has already pulled the anti-antifa Facebook ad with the red triangle.

The ads now feature stop-signs & yield-signs with the same fear-mongering message about "dangerous MOBS of far-left groups" destroying the country. pic.twitter.com/3Fz0j6Gs7R
— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) June 18, 2020

This is an emoji. 🔻

It's also a symbol widely used by Antifa. It was used in an ad about Antifa.

It is not in the ADL's Hate Symbols Database. pic.twitter.com/M35yvZ9zxK
— Trump War Room - Text TRUMP to 88022 & get the APP (@TrumpWarRoom) June 18, 2020

reserve image searching this does not return anyone using this besides the trump war room twitter, lol https://t.co/0C4fNS08Tc
— Ali Breland (@alibreland) June 18, 2020

This “widely used" symbol doesn't appear anywhere else on the internet lol pic.twitter.com/kETvkGinB9
— The Ultimate Worrier (@AvOpJGA) June 18, 2020

Trump team confirms they used an image from a guy in Spain selling t-shirts on spreadshirt dot com to bolster their claim that the upside down red triangle is a "widely used" symbol for antifa. https://t.co/Vd5JHrlzlP
— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) June 18, 2020

All of the products by that user on the page are listed as "New," including that one.
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) June 18, 2020

lol - did some internet sleuthing .... Javez created his account on June 5th 2020 -- and published this design on GMT: Friday, June 12, 2020 2:42:15 PM, a week ago tomorrow... pic.twitter.com/y7K7wFynFR
— Revengerists Updates 🇺🇸🔥🇺🇲🔥🇺🇲🔥🌹✊ (@TheRevengerists) June 18, 2020

what did you even google to find this
— Jared Holt (@jaredlholt) June 18, 2020

lmao great source guys
— faze nate silver (@_larryfox) June 18, 2020

“Widely used"

I'm glad the unpaid social media interns have as casual relationship with the truth as their boss!
— #EndQualifiedImmunityNow (@BasedCorp) June 18, 2020

“Widely used"

I'm glad the unpaid social media interns have as casual relationship with the truth as their boss!
— #EndQualifiedImmunityNow (@BasedCorp) June 18, 2020

So does make Jevas from Spain the head of marketing for antifa? I mean.... that's incredible you unlocked this mystery.
— Jen Wells (@jwellsie) June 18, 2020