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So he's using the symbol of a fascist group called Lions Guard?

This logo might not seem like much at first glance. But, as Mediaite details, a number of people noticed that it is nearly identical to one posted by VDare, an anti-immigration Southern Poverty Law Center-designated hate group whose website is a platform for white supremacy. Coincidentally, VDare has been in the news in recent days after the Department of Justice came under heavy criticism for distributing a news briefing to government employees that included a link to an anti-Semitic screed on VDares site.

As my colleague Jane Coaston has explained, VDare describes itself as focused on the racial and culture identity of America and regularly amplifies some of the most notorious white supremacists in the country...

But the origins of the lion head imagery go deeper than VDare. The month before VDare posted that tweet, a group calling itself the Lion Guard launched a website. The group claimed to be dedicated to the safety and security of Trump supporters and willing to forcefully protect Trump from threats.

As author Horace Bloom detailed, lion imagery has deep roots in fascism. Trump in fact tweeted out a Benito Mussolini quote in February 2016 that likely inspired the lions head logo that emerged a month later.

I'm going to be fair though that symbol is pretty bad ass. I'm sure they like it because it looks cool and the dog whistle aspect of it isn't the primary goal.