Trump Action Archive

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• Trump demanded Goldman Sachs CEO replace economist or become DJ — On Truth Social, Trump stated that Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon should replace the bank's economist who recently spoke out about the cost of tariffs on US consumers, or leave his post and "focus on being a DJ."

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• Hegseth announces reinstallation of Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the reinstallation of a Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery that was removed in 2003 for glorifying the Southern cause and glossing over slavery. The memorial depicts an enslaved woman as a "Mammy" and an enslaved man following his owner to war, and includes Latin text promoting the "Lost Cause" narrative romanticizing the pre-Civil War South. The reinstallation will cost taxpayers $10 million.

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• Trump posts social media attack on Representatives Crockett and Ocasio-Cortez, demands cognitive examination — At 7:36 a.m. on August 11, President Trump posted on social media calling Representatives Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) "morons" and "Radical Left Lunatics." Trump demanded that both representatives take a cognitive examination similar to one he claims to have recently passed at Walter Reed Military Hospital, stating that the doctors said he "ACED it, something that is rarely seen," and asserting that the representatives would "fail this test in a spectacular show of stupidity and incompetence."

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• Vice President Vance discusses Epstein files in meeting and media interview — Vice President J.D. Vance held what observers describe as an unusual meeting at his residence to discuss the Epstein files, which subsequently leaked to the press. The following day, Vance raised the Epstein issue again in an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News Channel, stating "A lot of Americans want answers. I certainly want answers," and parroting MAGA beliefs that the files name prominent Democrats. Observers note that Vance's statements, while bland on their surface, served to reignite public discussion of the Epstein story.

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• Trump attacked economist Paul Krugman on Truth Social — Trump posted on Truth Social calling Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman a "Trump Deranged BUM" who has predicted "Doom and Gloom" since 2016. Krugman had criticized Trump's claims about job reports being "rigged" and warned of tariff impacts on the economy.

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• Trump posted attack on Nancy Pelosi on social media — President Trump posted a message on social media on Saturday, August 9, attacking former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, accusing her of insider trading and calling her "a disgusting degenerate" who impeached him twice "on NO GROUNDS" and lost. The post came amid administration efforts to withhold Epstein investigation files in which Trump's name appears.
• Trump renewed baseless claims about Nancy Pelosi insider trading — On Truth Social, Trump repeated unfounded allegations that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi engaged in insider trading, calling her a "disgusting degenerate" and asking if anyone was investigating the claim. No evidence supports the allegation.