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Trump Says New Space Force Uniforms Inspired by Sci-Fi Film With Nazi Undertones

Headline from Military.com, on the newest of 2 developments

The design is inspired by the 1997 movie "Starship Troopers" that dealt with "fascist" politics, according to the film's creator.

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  1. Proposed U.S. Space Force Uniforms Earn Sci-Fi Fascist Comparisons

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. Newest

    Trump Says New Space Force Uniforms Inspired by Sci-Fi Film With Nazi Undertones

    Headline from Military.com ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

13 articles, oldest first.

  1. HuffPost

    'Are We The Baddies?': Critics Trash Trump's New 'Space Nazi' Military Uniforms (opens HuffPost)

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    HuffPost's feed description

    The president’s image of “next generation” Space Force uniforms contains a very troubling “design inspiration.”

  2. Newsweek

    Donald Trump’s Space Force Uniform Has Unexpected Inspiration (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A Space Force uniform shared by Trump cited "Starship Troopers" as its inspiration, drawing fresh attention online.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Trump posts next generation of US Space Force uniforms (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Donald Trump is revamping the look of the U.S. Space Force uniforms, according to a post on Truth Social. The new design for the next generation takes inspiration from the “discipline and functionality of the Starship Trooper uniform.

  4. Forbes

    Proposed U.S. Space Force Uniforms Earn Sci-Fi Fascist Comparisons (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The White House proposed a new Service Dress Uniform for the newest branch of the U.S. military, inspired by the film Starship Troopers.

  5. New York Post

    Trump reveals new Space Force uniforms inspired by ‘Starship Troopers’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President Trump shared a mock-up of the United States Space Force uniforms on social media, detailing how they were “inspired by the discipline of the Starship Trooper uniform" but "modernized for the guardians of the space domain."

  6. Gizmodo

    Trump Drew Inspiration for New Space Force Uniforms From a Movie About Fascism (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Someone needs to call the Space Force's marketing team ASAP.

  7. Deadline

    Space Force Uniform Is Inspired By Quasi-Satirical Film ‘Starship Troopers’ (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Among a flurry of posts this weekend, Donald Trump revealed the service dress uniform designs for his Space Force. Without additional comment, the president shared photos and an overview of the uniforms on Truth Social, which include in their color palette “space gray” and “midnight black” as well a…

  8. Advocate

    Trump boasts new Space Force uniforms are 'inspired' by famous satire of Nazism (opens Advocate)

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    This story originally appeared on Them . One of my most deeply held cinematic pet peeves is the fact that there are still people who do not get that Starship Troopers was a satire. Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 sci-fi action flick certainly doesn’t hide the fact that the film’s “good guys” are, in fact, not…

  9. The M

    Trump Boasts New Space Force Uniforms Are “Inspired” by Famous Satire of Nazism (opens The M)

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    The M's feed description

    One of my most deeply held cinematic pet peeves is the fact that there are still people who do not get that Starship Troopers was a satire. Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 sci-fi action flick certainly doesn’t hide the fact that the film’s “good guys” are, in fact, not so good after all.

  10. Military.com

    Trump Says New Space Force Uniforms Inspired by Sci-Fi Film With Nazi Undertones (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    The design is inspired by the 1997 movie "Starship Troopers" that dealt with "fascist" politics, according to the film's creator.

  11. Conservative Review

    Trump's new Space Force uniforms based on 'fascist' sci-fi classic. Would you like to know more? (opens Conservative Review)

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    The United States armed forces are often parodied or serve as the inspiration for many Hollywood films, but it's typically not the other way around. With the Space Force, for example, the entity saw a near-immediate parody after its founding in 2019, with actors like Steve Carell and John Malkovich …

  12. Salon

    Space Force’s new uniforms scream fascist supervillain (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    The “Starship Troopers”-inspired designs take cinematic nods to Nazis and make them real

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