We know the Trump administration is extremely online. But experts have started to notice that some of the memes and videos posted by official government accounts have a distinct far-right flavor that draw disturbing parallels with white supremacist and neo-Nazi propaganda. Is this a mistake? Trolling? Or something darker? We hear from an expert who says white nationalist groups are getting the message that "our guys are in control."
For more: <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/15/politics/dhs-recruitment-ice-minnesota-noem-images-analysis">The US government seems to have a clear message for White nationalists</a> 
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Guest: Jon Lewis, Research Fellow at the Program on Extremism at George Washington University 
Host: David Rind 
Producer: Paola Ortiz 
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