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Roger J. Kreuz, Associate Dean and Professor of Psychology, University of Memphis

Trump’s raised fist - how one gesture can be used by Republicans, socialists, fascists, white supremacists and Black athletes

Donald Trump raises his fist during a NASCAR race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 26, 2024, in Concord, N.C. Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

As former President Donald Trump exited the building where he had been found guilty of 34 felonies on May 30, 2024, he waved and raised a clenched fist to those who had gathered outside.

He had made the same gesture when surrendering to New York authorities after his indictment in the case in April 2023. And at the end of a June 2024 campaign stop at a church in Detroit, he stood in front of an illuminated cross and two American flags and raised his fist again.

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