Coast Guard Again Classifies Swastikas
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According to a November 2025 Coast Guard policy, symbols like swastikas and nooses were "potentially divisive" rather than hate symbols.
The 7 follows President Donald Trump’s second term. The Coast Guard will stop classifying swastikas as hate symbols. More: Nooses and the Confederate flag are being similarly downgraded from hate symbols to “potentially divisive.”