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Trump administration faces backlash over racist memes ahead of US midterms

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The Trump administration has been criticized for circulating inflammatory social media posts featuring what critics are calling bigoted and racist memes. These posts, which include images related to immigration and alleged fraud, have surfaced just days before the US midterm elections. One notable post highlighted by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins targeted the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme (SNAP) with an image implying fraud. AI

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Trump administration faces backlash over racist memes ahead of US midterms

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    As US midterms near, Trump administration ramps up rhetoric with bigoted, racist memes

    The Trump administration’s online accounts are circulating images of a pumpkin carved with a sombrero design and a fake Halloween-themed background around a black man apparently accused of food assistance fraud, in social media posts slammed by critics as inflammatory rhetoric. O…

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