Trump Action Archive

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• Trump stated no deadline for keeping troops in DC — When asked if there is a limit to how long he will keep troops in the nation's capital, Trump responded: "I don't know if there is a deadline. If I have a national emergency, I can keep the troops there as long as I want. People aren't going to want to have the troops out in 30 days." The statement indicates indefinite military occupation of the capital.
• Trump suggested Gaza-like depopulation of DC — During the same press conference, Trump suggested a potential Gaza-like depopulation strategy for Washington, D.C., stating: "We could take everybody out and you have a great capital" and warning visitors "they're not going to go home in a body bag." The statement implied forced removal of DC residents as a crime-reduction strategy.

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• Stephen Miller dismissed protesters as "stupid white hippies" — White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller told reporters that protesters in Washington, D.C., opposing Trump's takeover of the capital were "stupid white hippies" who needed to "go home and take a nap" because they were "all over 90 years old." Miller framed the protests as a communist threat to the city.
• Stephen Miller dismisses DC residents protesting military deployment — Stephen Miller responded to questions about DC residents protesting the military presence on their streets by dismissing the protesters as "elderly white hippies" who are "not part of the city" and stating "We're gonna ignore these stupid white hippies that all need to go home and take a nap because they're all over 90 years old."

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• White House issued fact sheet attributing fatal traffic accident to California sanctuary policies — The White House published a fact sheet on August 18, 2025, linking a fatal multi-vehicle crash on the Florida Turnpike to California's policy of issuing commercial driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. The document states that three people died when an undocumented Indian national truck driver attempted an illegal U-turn. The fact sheet characterizes California Governor Gavin Newsom's sanctuary policies as "reckless" and claims they "put the lives of American citizens at risk." It states the Trump Administration is "seeking to place the individual into removal proceedings."

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• US State Department halts medical visas for Gaza children following Laura Loomer campaign — The US State Department announced it would stop issuing temporary medical-humanitarian visas to children from Gaza requiring urgent medical care, following an online pressure campaign by far-right influencer Laura Loomer. Loomer shared videos of injured Palestinian children arriving in the US for treatment, falsely characterizing them as security threats and "Islamic invaders." The State Department stated it would conduct a "full and thorough review" of the visa process. The halt blocks access to medical evacuation for critically wounded children, including amputees needing prosthetics.
• State Department halts medical visas for injured Gaza children after far-right influencer pressure — The U.S. State Department, under Secretary of State Marco Rubio, stopped issuing visitor visas for injured Palestinian children from Gaza seeking medical treatment in the United States. The decision followed complaints from far-right influencer Laura Loomer, who claimed the medical program represented a threat of "Islamic invasion." Heal Palestine, the aid group coordinating the program, stated the children return home after treatment and emphasized this is a medical program, not refugee resettlement. Republican members of Congress praised the visa suspension.

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• Melania Trump's lawyer demanded Hunter Biden retract Epstein claim — A lawyer for Melania Trump sent a letter to Hunter Biden demanding he immediately retract his "false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory" claim from a recent interview that Epstein introduced her to Donald Trump and issue an apology, or face a $1 billion defamation lawsuit. Hunter Biden responded, "Fuck that, that's not going to happen."