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Ex-GOP strategist flags hidden message buried in Trump's 'grotesque' White House addition
The White House as a Prop House for Reactionary TheaterA Symbol, Not a MistakeDonald Trump shared an AI-generated image of a golden eagle fixed to the White House facade, complete with 11 stars on its shield. Steve Schmidt, a former GOP strategist, read the number as a Confederate signal and said so plainly. That is the factual core. Everything else is the familiar cloud of distraction that follows when power dresses itself up as whimsy.Who Actually Has PowerThis story is not about critics on X discovering hidden meaning in a meme. It is about a president using the prestige of the White House…
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