Trump Action Archive

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• Trump posted video mocking Iran bombing — Trump's social media feed posted a video at 7:15 p.m. that recalled Senator John McCain's 2007 call to "bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" set to the Beach Boys' "Barbara Ann." Trump's version was longer and included visual imagery of planes dropping bombs, with lyrics such as "went to a mosque, gonna throw some rocks" and "gonna turn Iran into a parking lot."

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• DHS posts propaganda poster encouraging citizens to report undocumented immigrants — The Department of Homeland Security posted an image on X (formerly Twitter) modeled after World War II propaganda posters, depicting Uncle Sam and urging citizens to "Help your country locate and arrest illegal aliens" with a DHS phone number. The poster weaponizes propaganda and encourages mass surveillance and denunciation.

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• LA Sheriff's Department deletes and apologizes for social media post expressing sympathy for Iran strike victims — The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department posted a message on X, Facebook, and Instagram expressing sympathy for "victims and families impacted" by US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. Following swift online backlash, the department deleted the post and issued an apology characterizing its own original message as "offensive and inappropriate." The department stated the post was made in error and did not reflect the views of Sheriff Robert Luna or the department, and pledged to strengthen social media oversight protocols.

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• JD Vance misidentifies Senator Alex Padilla in public remarks — During his Los Angeles press conference, Vice-president Vance made a joke about "Jose Padilla" in response to a question about Democrats detained by federal officers. He was referring to California Senator Alex Padilla, who had been forcibly detained by the FBI the previous week. Vance conflated Padilla with Jose Padilla, an American citizen accused of planning a radioactive dirty bomb for al-Qaida in 2002. Padilla's spokesperson called the remark inappropriate and noted Vance and Padilla were former Senate colleagues.
• Vice President Vance Misidentifies Senator Padilla as Convicted Terrorist — At a news conference in Los Angeles, Vice President J.D. Vance was asked if Trump's administration is "cracking down on Democrats." Vance, who served with Alex Padilla in the Senate, called his former colleague by the wrong name, referring to him as "José Padilla," the name of a man convicted in 2007 of conspiring to commit murder and fund terrorism. Vance's press secretary stated the vice president "must have mixed up two people who have broken the law."