Trump video refers to 'unified reich'; Biden says 'This is Hitler's language, not America's'

The now-removed video described America's achievements the day after Trump victory - and listed among them 'the establishment of a unified reich'

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Donald Trump deleted a video posted to his Truth Social account that included a reference to a "unified reich" after President Joe Biden's campaign and others criticized the use of language often associated with the Nazi regime.
The 30-second video, which was posted on Monday afternoon, was no longer available on the website by early morning on Tuesday.
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It described America's achievements the day after Trump's victory - and listed among them "the establishment of a unified reich."
According to Trump's people, the video was created by an outside party unrelated to the campaign.
In the video that caused the uproar, the announcer says: "What will happen after Donald Trump wins? What will happen to America?" At two points in the video, text below a larger headline reads: "INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED... DRIVEN BY THE CREATION OF A UNIFIED REICH." The text is somewhat blurred, making it difficult to make out at first glance.
The meaning of the word "reich" in German is kingdom or realm, and the word is mainly associated with the rule of Nazi tyrant Adolf Hitler, who described the period of Nazi Germany as the "Third Reich." The words from the video appear to be taken from Hitler's manifesto, "Mein Kampf."

Trump has made a series of inflammatory remarks on the campaign trail, calling political enemies "vermin" and saying immigrants who entered the nation illegally were "poisoning the blood of our country." Those drew heavy criticism from Democrats and some historians who said they echoed Nazi rhetoric.
U.S. President Joe Biden responded to the "unified reich" post during a fundraiser in Boston on Tuesday.
"This is Hitler's language, not America's," Biden said.
Biden's campaign also referenced the "unified reich" video: "Donald Trump is not playing games. He is telling America exactly what he intends to do if he returns to power: a dictator's rule over a 'United Reich'."
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The unified reich video Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account
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The White House also condemned the video shared on Trump's account.
"It is abhorrent, sickening, and disgraceful for anyone to promote content associated with Germany's Nazi government under Adolf Hitler," said Senior Deputy White House Communications Director Andrew Bates. He added, "Any antisemitic dog whistling is dangerous and offensive — and profoundly un-American."
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it was about Otto von Bismark's "Reich"
The reference in the video was back to the late 1800s, to Prussia's consolidation of the German baronies into the modern German state - the "First" empire. The Donald is an ignorant jackass when it comes to intellect and knowledge, completely absorbed in himself, but that's no excuse for behaving like ignorant jackasses in criticizing him.
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I watched the above video several times. I neither heard nor saw the word "reich." Please give a time mark of the video where such may be observed. On the other hand, both Biden and Trump have records as President. Please refer to those to, if for no other reason besides Israeli national self interest, determine which would be the better choice for the '25 - '29 White House. On the other hand, I have seen where neo nazis and skin heads were using an anti-illegal immigration rally to pass out antisemitic literature, I was there. They were told by the group leadership they were not welcome to attend rallies. The next rally a group of men no one saw before at the end of the event donned nazi brown shirt clothing and unfurled a nazi flag. The group was then smeared in the media as being neo-nazis. So, who actually made and posted the video?
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My vote based on actions, not words
Biden holding up weapons and forcing a Hamastan down Israel's throat, while Mr. 'Reich' moved embassy to Jerusalem, treated the Israeli PM w respect while in office and formented historic Abraham Accords. I'll Stull vote Trump.
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