Lady Gaga's jacket draws Nazi comparisons from alt-right
Lady Gaga paid tribute to Michael Jackson on Monday night at Hillary Clinton's final rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, by wearing the same jacket the pop icon wore on a 1990 visit to the White House.
Gaga wore a black buttoned military jacket with a red armband, and the alt-right quickly compared her to a Nazi.
Prominent alt-right activist and author Mike Cernovich joked, "Lady GaGa comes out as alt-right. #ImVotingBecause." He also took a poll asking his followers, "At tonight's Hillary rally, does Gaga look more like a Nazi or a Satanist?"
At tonight's Hillary rally, does Gaga look more like a Nazi or a Satanist?
— Mike Cernovich 🇺🇸 (@Cernovich) November 8, 2016
The Drudge Report tweeted, "GAGA 'NAZI' FOR HILLARY."
GAGA 'NAZI' FOR HILLARY https://t.co/muUCVauLBu
— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) November 8, 2016
#SpiritCooking satanist Lady Gaga dresses up like a Nazi to promote Hillary Clinton. Could this election be any more telling? #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/wMElzoKBb4
— VOTE TRUMP 🇺🇸 (@michelle4trump) November 8, 2016
RALLY ENDS WITH NAZI SALUTE: Outrage as Lady Gaga’s bizarre costume at Clinton rally is likened to a Nazi uniform https://t.co/HCk9rhZrms
— VOTE TRUMP! (@TheDonaldNews) November 8, 2016
LADY GAGA SCANDAL: Wow! This is going to blow up in #Hillary's face in the morning. Very very nasty overt Nazi symbolism. #Trump2016 https://t.co/tdrhiXTefa
— ViveLaFrance (@vivelafra) November 8, 2016
Lady Gaga bought 55 pieces from Jackson's wardrobe in 2012 and tweeted at the time, "The 55 pieces I collected today will be archived & expertly cared for in the spirit & love of Michael Jackson, his bravery, & fans worldwide."
Actress Martha Plimpton tweeted a photo of Jackson wearing the same jacket during a White House visit with George Bush and called the tribute "moving."
Lady Gaga wore Michael Jackson's suit to Hillary's rally. That's pretty phenomenal. Moving, even. pic.twitter.com/X1RTNBrCwb
— Martha Plimpton (@MarthaPlimpton) November 8, 2016
Editor's note: Tweets by comedian Tim Young and Free Beacon staff writer Stephen Gutowski have been removed from this article. Neither are associated with the alt-right.