Story perspectives
Trump's Pepe Meme Post Stirs Controversy and Outrage
5/30/2025
44 8
1 of 1
Story summary
- Former President Trump sparked controversy by posting an image of Pepe the Frog on Truth Social, a meme now labeled a hate symbol by the Anti-Defamation League. Accompanied by QAnon phrases, the post raised eyebrows, highlighting Pepe's troubling evolution from a harmless comic character to a figure embraced by far-right extremists during Trump's 2016 campaign.
