Trump Action Archive

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• Trump insults senator with derisive nicknames following campaign criticism — President Trump responded to Senator Ossoff's criticism at a Georgia rally by calling him a "Pee-wee Herman lookalike" and also referring to him as "Pinky Herman." The insults came after Ossoff had publicly questioned Trump's fitness for office, noting the president sleeps through meetings and golfs while overseeing military operations.

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• White House launches personal attack on CNN reporter Kristen Holmes — The White House social media account posted attacks on CNN reporter Kristen Holmes after she asked Trump to respond to Senator Jon Ossoff's criticism of the president. The White House called Holmes a "disgraceful, humiliating embarrassment" and posted that her children would be "sickened and embarrassed" by her question. Trump also directly attacked Holmes in the Oval Office, telling her to be quiet and calling her a "fake reporter." CNN defended Holmes as a respected journalist asking a legitimate question.
• White House Rapid Response account attacks CNN reporter, invokes her children — The anonymous White House Rapid Response X account attacked a CNN reporter who had asked Trump about Ossoff, calling her a "disgraceful, humiliating embarrassment to her alleged profession." In a follow-up post, the account invoked the reporter's children, stating they would be "sickened and embarrassed" by her question, framing legitimate journalism as "callous and vindictive."
• White House rapid response team attacked CNN reporter Kristen Holmes on social media, including targeting her children — After CNN reporter Kristen Holmes asked Trump to respond to Senator Jon Ossoff's criticism, the White House rapid response team posted on social media calling Holmes a "disgraceful, humiliating embarrassment to her alleged profession." In an escalation, the account then targeted Holmes's children directly, posting that "Someday, your children will come across your disgusting and inhumane question. They will be sickened and embarrassed to have a parent be so callous and vindictive."

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• Scott Jennings made inflammatory statements about Black voters and communists — Conservative commentator Scott Jennings stated on his podcast that "Black voters have been voting against the socialists, only to be ruled in many cases by privileged white commies" and asked "Did you ever notice, by the way, how violent these people are?" He then stated "Now El-Sayed's best friend is out there calling for Black voters to be lynched. Beneath all the smiles and dancing videos, there's nothing but hate and violence in the heart of these Communists."
• The New Republic reported Hasan Piker preparing defamation lawsuit against Scott Jennings — The New Republic reported that left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker appears to be preparing to sue conservative commentator Scott Jennings for defamation. Jennings posted a heavily edited, intentionally misleading video that made it appear Piker was expressing extreme hostility toward Black voters and calling for lynchings. With full context, Piker's remarks were sarcastic.

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• White House Communications Director Steve Cheung attacked Senator Ossoff — White House Communications Director Steve Cheung responded to Ossoff's criticism by calling him a "cuck loser" and stating he should "look deep into his soul and ask himself why he's a miserable person who hates this country," characterizing him as a "radical, extremist Dumocrat."
• White House communications director attacks senator with vulgar insults on social media — Steven Cheung, Trump's director of communications, posted a vulgar attack on Senator Jon Ossoff on X (formerly Twitter) after Ossoff criticized Trump at a campaign rally in Georgia. Cheung misspelled Ossoff's name as "Jon Jackoff" and called him a "cuck loser," accusing him of hating the country. Trump followed with his own insults, calling Ossoff a "Pee-wee Herman lookalike." The White House Rapid Response account also attacked a CNN reporter who had asked Trump about Ossoff, invoking her children in the attack.