Overview
- On Jan. 10, the Department of Labor posted on X, “One Homeland. One People. One Heritage. Remember who you are, American,” alongside an 11‑second video featuring a George Washington bust over wartime‑style imagery.
- The post garnered millions of views and widespread comparisons to the Nazi slogan “Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer,” with the agency not immediately responding to USA TODAY’s requests for comment.
- Following the backlash, the Labor account posted a text‑only message reading, “Reject globalism. Embrace Americanism,” which many interpreted as reinforcing the original stance.
- Civil‑rights groups and watchdogs point to a broader pattern across federal agencies, citing a Southern Poverty Law Center review of DHS materials and examples like an ICE recruitment graphic using a phrase traced to a white‑nationalist song.
- Some historians caution that certain alleged Nazi linkages—such as specific slogans’ provenance and exact historical usage—are disputed, even as they describe the Labor post’s language as troubling.