Donald Trump Just Tweeted a Campaign Ad Featuring What Look Like Nazi Soldiers

[geardaddy]

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/07/donald-trump-campaign-ad-nazi-soldiers

The tweet is now deleted. Why did Trump delete it? Maybe it has something to with those the soldiers marching next to The Donald's shoulder:

#MEGAFAIL ===> Yes, those aren't just WW2 Germans, they're Waffen-SS in the Trump campaign pic https://t.co/BSFNuNrK6R

— John Schindler (@20committee) July 14, 2015
Yes, Trump (or his graphic design minions) apparently included a photo of soldiers from the Waffen-SS, the notorious military wing of the Nazi SS, in the image. John Schindler, who seems to know his World War II German uniforms, has been detailing the Trump campaign's photo-research fail:

100% certain Waffen-SS ID on the Trump pic....if media want an explainer how I am certain, ask me https://t.co/b3pwWmdwHY

— John Schindler (@20committee) July 14, 2015

Rest at link

[samsingh]

1. kick

[shenmue]

2. Duh

Bad move #1,640,897.

[stevenleser]

3. My sources tell me Trump's political team is a very insular group. I have to believe at least one of

them is some sort of moll/troll. Between this and some of the crazy stuff he said during his announcement speech, it seems like someone is deliberately giving him bad advice and doing odd bad things to trip him up.

[Initech]

4. Trump Tomorrow: "I am an expert in graphic design. I would not interpret this as Nazi imagery."

[lunasun]

5. no mistake They are armed and ready to round up scapegoats for all the problems in this country

[malaise]

6. Oh shite

This should be huge

[nxylas]

24. Why?

Looks like a simple screw-up to me. When a guy is running around screaming that all Mexicans are rapists, one of his design guys making a poor choice of background photo seems pretty low on the gaffe scale.

[Fred Sanders]

41. And since Trump has not an ounce of fascism in him we should give him a break, I got it.

[nxylas]

45. No

You really haven't got it.

[steve2470]

7. so far this is the closest one I can find, not the right angle though

[MohRokTah]

19. Stock Getty image was used

[steve2470]

23. yep that's it all right! nt

[lumberjack_jeff]

25. here's a link to the high rez

http://www.istockphoto.com/photo/marching-soldiers-1899529?st=dc39714

Nazi troops. Nice one, The Donald.

[C Moon]

42. Wow. I'll bet the designer looked up "marching soldiers" and grabbed it. :D

Here's another shot of Waffen SS. Same patches.

http://www.ww2incolor.com/german/WaffenSS-West-070.html

Either way, he has some explaining to do

[alcibiades_mystery]

55. Well, the Nazis were in black and white, after all

That picture is in color!

[Historic NY]

37. What a dip shit....

[MohRokTah]

8. Those are Waffen SS soldiers.

You can tell by the shoulder tabs.

[Mika]

9. His polling numbers will go up. n/t

[MineralMan]

10. That's what you get when you have unpaid interns do your

graphic design work in a campaign. It's amazing that this sort of thing is so common.

"Let's put some soldiers right there, OK?" '

"Cool! I'll check Google Images."

[lumberjack_jeff]

26. They had to buy that image...

... and getty images helpfully tags images with tags like "German Culture" "Fascism" and "World War II"

I don't think that presidential campaigns make accidents like this.

[pinboy3niner]

11. Just a minor Freudian slip

[underpants]

14. Donald will blame this on a Jung intern

[pinboy3niner]

16. LOL!

[underpants]

18. :-)

[olddots]

21. thread winner of the year

Jung = young.

[ProfessorGAC]

52. Beauty!

Clever stuff

[underpants]

53. He actually did yesterday

Can't post the link. Stoopid phone.

[Oneironaut]

12. Omg lol

I still think Trump is trolling. If so, he's the worlds greatest troll.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

13. Will the designer get a "You're Fired!" or a raise?

[sufrommich]

15. It like soldiers about to invade The White House. nt

[yuiyoshida]

17. Subliminal message?

[underpants]

20. Did nazi that one coming

Joke stolen from DU'er pinboy3niner

[3catwoman3]

46. Pinboy3niner...

...is a master, a black belt punster.

[951-Riverside]

22. He's the The Pied Piper of the GOP

[lumberjack_jeff]

27. "Okay staff, I want an ad with $100 bills, Nazi soldiers, The White House, A flag and me." n/t

[MADem]

28. Seig HEIL to the Donald!!!!

[Iliyah]

34. I have this feeling that Trump knows exactly what he s doing

and knows he will not be the GOP nominee.

The two dominate parties may in the media express what is totally different behind doors. In this case, the GOP once again is the most deceptive party to date. They claim in most part to be nervous about Trump, really.

[MADem]

36. I have a feeling you are correct!!!!!! nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

29. "IsDonofascists".

[Dont call me Shirley]

30. This was no accident. Donald is a Fascist.

[Fred Sanders]

48. Mussolini and Trump even look alike, come to think of it. And the Superegos are identical.

[66 dmhlt]

31. And what's with the $100 bills in the upper right?

[cui bono]

32. I'd like to think he got punked by someone who infiltrated his inner circle.

We know he didn't personally do this, so apparently he hires stupid people.

[geardaddy]

33. Somebody in the comments section of MJ said

something to the effect that it seems like Trump's whole campaign is just a reality show being filmed.

[jen63]

43. Or really bad performance art. n/t

[cwydro]

35. I don't think Trump cares one whit

what anyone thinks about him.

He's enjoying himself being the buffoon that he is.

[3catwoman3]

47. He is his own...

...biggest fan. He also has a variant of Attention Deficit Disorder - he never thinks he's getting enough.

[geardaddy]

50. Nice flag!

Baner neis!

[cwydro]

51. Thanks!

My sis found it, and I knew wher it had to be seen lol

[TRoN33]

38. The face on left of this picture is also a Nazi!

[geardaddy]

39. Haha!

Yes!

[Fred Sanders]

40. And just when Republican fascists had Jeb already picked to lead them to a fully fascist state...

[Android3.14]

44. No wonder Mr. breathed is returning to strip writing

[demtenjeep]

49. and the 100 dollar bills

is he promising that everyone will be able to carry 100 bills around?

[ProfessorGAC]

54. We Sure This Isn't A Hack?

There is so much wrong with this poster that i'm thinking it might be a hack to make Trump look worse than he already does.