A video posted to Donald Trump害羞草研究所檚 account on his social media network included references to a 害羞草研究所渦nified Reich害羞草研究所� among hypothetical news headlines if he wins the election in November.

The headline appears among messages flashing across the screen such as 害羞草研究所淭rump wins!!害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淓conomy booms!害羞草研究所� Other headlines appear to be references to World War I. The word 害羞草研究所淩eich害羞草研究所� is often largely associated with Nazi Germany害羞草研究所檚 Third Reich, though the references in the video Trump shared appear to be a reference to the formation of the modern pan-German nation, unifying smaller states into a single Reich, or empire, in 1871.

The 30-second video appeared Monday on Trump害羞草研究所檚 account at a time when the presumptive Republican nominee for president, while seeking to portray President Joe Biden as soft on antisemitism, has himself repeatedly faced criticism for using language and rhetoric associated with Nazi Germany.

It was posted and shared on the former president害羞草研究所檚 Truth Social account while he was on a lunch break from his Manhattan hush money trial Monday afternoon. On Tuesday morning, the post of the video had been deleted.

害羞草研究所淭his was not a campaign video, it was created by a random account online and reposted by a staffer who clearly did not see the word, while the President was in court,害羞草研究所� Karoline Leavitt, the campaign press secretary, said in a statement.

Earlier this month, Trump said at a fundraiser that Biden is running a 害羞草研究所淕estapo administration,害羞草研究所� referring to the secret Nazi police force.

Trump previously used rhetoric echoing Adolf Hitler when he said immigrants entering the U.S. illegally are 害羞草研究所減oisoning the blood of our country,害羞草研究所� and called his opponents 害羞草研究所渧ermin.害羞草研究所�

The former president has also drawn wide backlash for having dined with a Holocaust-denying white nationalist in 2022 and for downplaying the 2017 rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, where white nationalists chanted 害羞草研究所淛ews will not replace us!害羞草研究所�

At least one of the headlines flashing in the video appears to be text that is copied verbatim from a Wikipedia entry on World War I: 害羞草研究所淕erman industrial strength and production had significantly increased after 1871, driven by the creation of a unified Reich.害羞草研究所�

In one image, the headlines 害羞草研究所淏order Is Closed害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所�15 Million Illegal Aliens Deported害羞草研究所� appear above smaller text with the start and end dates of World War I.

The video appears to have been created by a meme creator who goes by the username Ramble_Rants.

The creator, who is part of a group of meme makers that The New York Times reported has previously collaborated with the Trump campaign, posted the video on the social platform X Monday morning.

In a post on X, Ramble_Rants defended the video, arguing that it was about 害羞草研究所淎merican peace and prosperity.害羞草研究所�

The user explained in a post that the newspaper clippings in the video were pre-selected as part of a template showing historical headlines from the stock video company Envato Elements.

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Associated Press writer Ali Swenson contributed to this report.

Michelle L. Price, The Associated Press