# Samoa prime minister apologizes for Nazi gesture and saying ‘Heil Hitler’ in 2007 video

https://mins.news/en/item/86026

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-05 07:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/4jCN1DM

> Samoa Prime Minister Laʻauli Leuatea Schmidt has apologized for a 2007 video showing him making a Nazi gesture and saying “Heil Hitler.”

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