India, Jan. 25 -- Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino has spoken out amid criticism over his trench coat, with California Gov. Gavin Newsom saying it looks like "SS garb." At the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier this week, Newsom said the Trump administration official "dressed up as if he literally went on eBay and purchased SS garb."

In an X post, Newsom's press office called the coat "Nazi-coded."

Bovino's trench coat did not sit well with several Netizens too, who were reminded of similar coats used as Nazi uniforms. Some called it his "custom Nazi cosplay coat," while others said he looks like Hitler and an "absolute Gestapo" when he wears the coat.

"That coat is definitely Border Patrol-issued," Bovino said during an intervie...