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Can Donald Trump Supporters Tell His Quotes Apart from Hitler's?

 

They replace Trump's quotes with Hitler's... Then ask Trump Supporters if they still support Trump?  

If he didn't say any of that... Why wouldn't' they?

In a cringe-worthy social experiment, a prankster read Donald Trump fans what they thought were

quotes of his. In actuality, they were being ready lines notoriously said by Adolf Hitler.

Can Donald Trump Supporters Tell His Quotes Apart from Hitler's?

 

 “Hitler-or-Trump?” street bits are real, but they’re stunts—not representative surveys. Versions have circulated since 2016 (e.g., Business Insider/Yahoo recaps of prank interviews; college/YouTube quizzes; Daily Show/Klepper rally segments), and they show how easy it is to get eye-catching clips—especially with selective editing. 

Why some supporters still agree when the source is hidden: in politics, identity and “who said it” often outweigh “what was said.” Classic experiments find partisan or elite “source cues” can dominate policy content—people align with their team even when the words are generic or cross-labeled. That’s motivated reasoning and cue-taking at work. 

So even if Trump didn’t say those Hitler lines, many supporters won’t flip because their support isn’t built on isolated quotes—it’s built on shared identity, policy priorities, and distrust of hostile media. In a blinded, well-designed test (randomized quotes from multiple figures, preregistered, no editing), you’d still expect strong “party over policy” effects—but you’d also get real numbers instead of viral moments. 

 

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