FACT-CHECK: Did President Trump Really Post A Video Calling For a “Unified Reich?”

Recently, you might have seen a news story circulating online, along the lines of “Trump Echoes Hitler, Calling for a Unified Reich if He Wins!”
Social media and news outlets are making claims, like this one, stemming from a short 30-second video posted and deleted less than 24 hours later on Trump’s Truth Social account:

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A video posted to Donald Trump’s account on his social media network included references to a “unified Reich”, among hypothetical news headlines if he wins the election in November. I did Nazi this coming. pic.twitter.com/h8dYbnLVyL
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) May 21, 2024

 
Or, you may have seen clips like this on the news:

Donald Trump is openly copying Hitler’s Nazi language about a “unified reich” and warning about “poisoning the blood” of America, and people are still acting like this is a normal election.
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— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) May 21, 2024

Reporter: It is normal for presidential candidates to share videos with their vision for the country….