MS NOW’s Catherine Rampell Vents Trump Admin Aims to ‘Bring Back’ Hate Speech After Uproar Over Coast Guard’s Designation for Swastikas

Sean James Nov 22nd, 2025, 9:28 pm

MS NOW’s Catherine Rampell said there is a “broader effort” from President Donald Trump’s administration to “bring back or de-stigmatize, I guess, hate speech” during Saturday evening’s episode of .

Her observation was made during a discussion with her fellow co-hosts about the uproar over the Coast Guard’s designation for swastikas, nooses, and the Confederate flag; The Washington Post reported on Thursday the U.S. Coast Guard would be reclassifying those as “potentially divisive symbols” — a decision that was immediately walked back following the report.

Rampell said the pivot showed the Coast Guard was

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