As photos from Wednesday’s riot at the U.S. Capitol circulated in the news and on social media, a number of people jumped on Twitter seeking to identify rioters with neo-Nazi ties while a number were aghast at photos of a man with what appeared to be a pro-Holocaust sweatshirt celebrating “Camp Auschwitz.” Featured Video Hide
The man in the “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt, which appeared to be initially taken from ITV News, alarmed enough people for the allusion to the notorious Nazi concentration camp to trend on Wednesday night. Advertisement Hide
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New Republic‘s Matt Ford shared a Mike Debonis tweet stating, “This was the Founders’ nightmare” by commenting directly on the shirt.