Did Kyle Langford, a Republican candidate for governor of California, post a photo of himself in front of the Auschwitz-Stammlager Nazi concentration camp, along with the description “My 0% Unemployment Plan”? Yes, that’s true: Screenshots of the X post were authentic. In response to criticism for the post, Langford insisted “I wasn’t joking, I think it is exactly what is needed…”
The screenshot appeared in a July 26, 2025, post on Instagram (archived here), which criticized Langford, calling his post “hatred in disguise”. This is what it looked like at the time of publication:
I think exactly what is needed is kyle Langford’s body hanging by his neck from a tree as a warning to other nazi subhumans. I’m only joking of course, but I think that’s exactly what’s needed.
I don’t think it’s funny to joke about such serious things.
It seems like a great idea.