Comer probes federal agency's promotion of false and inflammatory social media post on Trump

House Oversight Chairman James Comer on Thursday launched an investigation into the federal Selective Service System's promotion of a false social media post that compared President-elect Donald Trump to Nazi Germany.

The post, which was shared on the agency's account late last month, implied that under a Trump administration a military draft would be mandatory. The post was only on the agency's X account for roughly one hour before it was removed.

Comer sent a letter to Acting Selective Service System Director Joel Spangenberg on Thursday, who is already conducting an internal investigation into the incident. Comer requested all documents and communications related to the internal investigation, and a briefing with House Oversight staff.

“The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the Selective Service System’s promotion of a social media post stating individuals are ‘stupid’ if ‘they still believe military service will be voluntary,’ and to ‘[r]emember Germany 1936’ mere days after Americans elected President Donald Trump to be the 47th President of the United States,” Comer wrote. 

“The Committee is deeply disturbed that an independent federal agency, tasked with registering and maintaining a system of individuals potentially subject to military conscription if authorized by the President and Congress, would re-post a wholly unsubstantiated, false, and contemptible claim," he added.

Comer said the investigation into the social media post should continue, but that the person responsible for the post should be fired. He also requested that a briefing on the matter take place by Dec. 26, and that the documents he requested be delivered by Dec. 27.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.