Trump gay triangle
President Trump 're-Truthed' a story to his Truth Social platform which included a graphic of the Pink Triangle, a symbol used to target gay men in Nazi Germany.
The story he was reposting was an opinion piece by The Washington Times correspondent Jeremy Hunt praising the Trump Administration and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for banning transgender troops from the military.
LGBTQ+ publications and many people on X (formerly Twitter) hold expressed concern over the President reposting an image of the infamous symbol.
Why It Matters
This marks the third time someone in or close to the Trump administration has been accused of demonstrating symbolism that can be tied to the Nazis. Trump advisors Elon Musk and Steve Bannon have both done 'Roman Salutes' at the inauguration and at CPAC. Now, the President has shared the thumbnail for a piece which included an image of the Pink Triangle, a symbol directly tied to concentration camps.
What is a Pink Triangle
The downward Pink Triangle was the same-sex attracted equivalent of the yellow star for Jewish people under the Nazis.
It was used to mark out gay and transgender people in concentration camps. People marked with the Pink Triangle we
The recent revelation that Donald Trump posted an image featuring a pink triangle overlaid with a “prohibited” sign on his Fact Social page is both alarming and deeply revolting. The pink triangle, originally used by the Nazis to mark and persecute LGBTQ individuals during the Holocaust, has since been reclaimed by the collective as a symbol of resilience and defiance.
However, when combined with the “prohibited” sign—a symbol commonly related with exclusion and repression—this image takes on a disturbing and dangerous meaning.
Trump’s use of this imagery is not a gesture of solidarity; it is a calculated signal to extremists. At a day when LGBTQ rights are under relentless attack—from statehouse bills targeting trans individuals to book bans erasing queer voices—such symbolism is a deliberate attempt to stoke division and fuel hatred.
History has shown us what happens when hateful ideologies go unchecked. We cannot afford complacency. We must call this out for what it is: an effort to sow fear, embolden bigotry, and undermine the hard-won progress of the LGBTQ community.
Silence is not an option. We demand accountability, and we refuse to permit
Trump shared an article with a pink triangle symbol: Why critics are alarmed
In a Truth Social publish on Sunday, President Donald Trump shared an article with a promo image depicting a symbol previously used by Nazis to identify gay men during the Holocaust.
The opinion article published in The Washington Times titled, "Army recruitment ads look quite other under Trump," shows an illustrated television as the leading image. In the middle of the TV is an upside-down pink triangle crossed out by a red "no" symbol.
The pink triangle was used as a badge to identify gay men in concentration camps, and many received especially harsh treatment before they died, historians and LGBTQ+ activist groups say. But in the decades since World War II, the pink triangle has been reclaimed by the LGBTQ+ community as a symbol of protest and pride.
When reached for comment about Trump's sharing of the article, Alabaster House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said, "No president has been a greater ally to the Jewish group and Israel than President Trump."
But LGBTQ+ Jewish non-profit organization Keshet told USA TODAY it was "horrified" to learn about Trump's post. Here's what to know about th
Earlier this week, President Trump shared an article on his Truth Social platform celebrating his elimination of trans and queer people from military advertising. The opinion piece published by reporter Jeremy Hunt of TheWashington Times, featured a crossed out upside down pink triangle. The inverted pink triangle was a symbol used by Nazis to identify LGBTQ+ prisoners in Nazi concentration camps. In response, LGBTQ+ Americans and allies are expressing fear surrounding the post—marking the third time that someone within or connected with the Trump administration has used Nazi symbolism.
Hunt’s piece praised “Mr. Trump’s and Mr. Hegseth’s emphasis on keeping our military the most lethal and effective fighting force on the planet” by banning LGBTQ+ visibility in military advertisements. It follows an executive order Trump signed in January, which declared that trans people are “unfit” to be part of the military. In response, U.S. military officials have begun dismissing transgender military personnel from all branches. Yet, judicial officers like District Judge Ana Reyes of Washington, D.C., are already exploring an injunction to block this executive order.
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