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By Jack Beresford
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President Donald Trump has been depicted as Adolf Hitler on the front cover of the latest issue of a leading European news magazine.
The January 9 edition of Objektiv, a Slovenian weekly magazine-style supplement published by the newspaper Dnevnik, features a portrait image of Trump with crude oil dripping over his top lips from below his nose. The positioning of the oil gives it the appearance of a mustache in the style Hitler was known for. The cover includes the subhead "American Attack on Venezuela."
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Why It Matters
Trump has faced comparisons to Hitler at several points during his time in office. Critics have often pointed to a parallel between his comments on nationalism, the media and immigration and authoritarian regimes like Nazi Germany.
In a December 2023 reelection event, Trump drew criticism for sayings illegal immigrants were "poisoning the blood of our country." He later reiterated the claim on Truth Social, posting in all caps that “illegal immigration is poisoning the blood of our nation. They’re coming from prisons, from mental institutions—from all over the world.” Trump's detractors noted that Hitler used the term "blood poisoning" while discussing immigration in his manifesto Mein Kampf.
Trump has always rejected the comparisons, blaming the media for using that kind of rhetoric.
"They call me a Nazi all the time," Trump said during an interview with 60 Minutes. "I'm not a Nazi, I'm the opposite. I'm somebody that's saving our country. But they call me [a] Nazi."
This latest comparison may hit harder given that it comes in the context of Trump's military intervention in Venezuela.
Though the ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro had been framed as an operation to end his criminal regime, Trump told reporters there are no immediate plans to hold free and fair elections in the region and that he would be running things until then.
“We have to fix the country first. You can’t have an election. There’s no way the people could even vote," he said.
In the meantime, he has already confirmed that millions of barrels of Venezuelan oil will be turned over to the U.S., prompting many to claim there were ulterior motives behind Maduro's removal. The Objektiv cover appears to endorse this idea. That it comes from a publication in Slovenia, first lady Melania Trump's nation of birth, only twists the knife further.
What To Know
The cover is the work of designer Tomato Košir, whose other credits include The Guardian and Politico. Košir previously drew inspiration from Trump for another Objektiv cover image that depicted Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, sporting Trump's distinctive hairstyle. The cover served as a criticism of the trade agreement the EU negotiated with the U.S.
Newsweek has contacted Košir for comment.
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What People Are Saying
Kosir posted an image of the cover to his official Instagram @tomatokosir, where it earned praise. One user, @andrewlewisart, described it as a "brilliant concept" while another, @m.santos2207, said: "The year has barely begun and we already have the best magazine cover of 2026!"
The cover has also surfaced on Reddit, with a post shared by u/Leenis13 earning more than 2,000 upvotes. "Very clever design regardless of what people think of him. Kudos to the designer!" they wrote alongside it.
What Happens Next
All eyes are on countries like Russia and China to see how they respond to Trump's move into Venezuela. There are also concerns that support for the Venezuela operation may have shifted among Republicans. U.S. companies, meanwhile, are bracing for something akin to a gold rush in the South American region.
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