Trump’s campaign blames intern for tweet featuring Nazi soldiers
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Donald Trump is in the spotlight again after his presidential campaign put the blame on an intern for a social media mistake.
Trump’s Twitter account posted a picture of Nazi soldiers. The image features an American flag, a portrait of Trump, money, the White House, and soldiers all combined in one photo.
Twitter users pointed out the soldiers in the bottom-right of the photo are not American. They were German World War II soldiers wearing Nazi uniforms.
The photo was flagged and the Trump campaign quickly deleted the tweet shortly after.
A Trump spokesman said the intern tweeted the picture before staffers could review it.
“A young intern created and posted the image and did not see the very faded figures within the flag of the stock photo,” the spokesperson told The Guardian. “The intern apologized and immediately deleted the tweet.”
According to The Guardian, in the same hour the Nazi image was tweeted, USA Today released a poll showing Trump is now the leading candidate for the Republican party’s presidential nomination.
It showed Trump is ahead of the Republican field with 17 percent of support. Florida governor Jeb Bush is right behind him at 14 percent.
As of now, it is unclear if the Nazi tweet mistake will affect voters.
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