President Donald Trump's address to the nation on Wednesday night was bashed by observers for its "full-on neo-Nazi" undertones.
Trump gave the speech at a time when Democrats are winning elections across the country by focusing their messaging on affordability. Trump has claimed the word "affordability" is a "Democrat scam" despite the cost of living being a top priority for voters heading into the 2026 midterm election, according to public polls.
During the speech on Wednesday, Trump blamed immigrants for the cost-of-living crisis and bragged about his administration's deportation operations.
Political analysts and observers shared their thoughts on social media.
Independent journalist Aaron Rupar described the speech as "straight up unvarnished Nazi stuff" in a post on Bluesky.
"Full on neo-Nazi conspiracy theories from the president tonight — the very same invasion and replacement conspiracy theories that have fueled a cycle of deadly violence targeting so many communities, including immigrants, Jews, Latinos, the Black community, Muslims, and more.
"Trump says immigrants 'increased the cost of law enforcement by numbers so high that they are not even to be mentioned.' What kind of bulls--- comment is that?" journalist Mark Jacob posted on Bluesky.
"Immigrants are not at fault for rising housing costs," Tahra Hoops, director of economic analysis at the Chamber of Progress, posted on X. "Powell himself stated last week, we are suffering the consequences of this country not building enough housing where it has been needed for quite some time."
"Blaming everything on immigrants isn’t working," Rep.Yassamin Anasari (D-AZ) posted on X. "Trump’s underwater on everything from the economy to immigration because he’s used the presidency to enrich himself and his friends at the expense of everyone else. No amount of racism will change the facts."
"Full on neo-Nazi conspiracy theories from the president tonight — the very same invasion and replacement conspiracy theories that have fueled a cycle of deadly violence targeting so many communities, including immigrants, Jews, Latinos, the Black community, Muslims, and more," Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council on Public Affairs, posted on X.