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Paul Verhoeven on U.S. Space Force’s ‘Starship Troopers’-Inspired Uniforms: “It’s Based on Leni Riefenstahl”

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16 September
Latest16 Sept, 13:45
'Starship Troopers' director confirms Donald Trump's space uniforms are Nazi-inspired
“I don’t know if this president is aware that the movie says these [characters] are fascists without knowing that they’re fascists. That’s the point,” said Paul Verhoeven, the director of 'Starship Troopers' - which was the direct reference cited by Trump when posting about Space Force uniforms.
Euronews
Follow-up16 Sept, 07:27
Starship Troopers director confirms uniforms beloved by Donald Trump are Nazi-inspired
Paul Verhoeven says film’s point is that the characters are ‘fascists without knowing that they’re fascists’
The Independent•Shahana Yasmin
15 September
First seen15 Sept, 17:53
Paul Verhoeven on U.S. Space Force’s ‘Starship Troopers’-Inspired Uniforms: “It’s Based on Leni Riefenstahl”
The director of the 1997 sci-fi film, which has often been misunderstood, says the gung-ho soldiers who are its heroes "are fascists without knowing that they’re fascists. That’s the point.”
The Hollywood Reporter•Gary Baum