Trump Action Archive

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• White House posts "Aliens" website depicting undocumented immigrants as dangerous extraterrestrials — The White House published a website titled "Aliens" that portrayed undocumented people using dehumanizing language and imagery associated with extraterrestrial threats. The site included a statement: "If you've witnessed an Alien abduction, do not be alarmed. The Alien is in good hands. We will take care of it… and return it safely to its place of origin." The framing equated immigrants with alien invaders, employing propaganda rhetoric to justify enforcement actions.

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• USDA confirms New World Screwworm cases in Texas — The USDA confirmed two new New World Screwworm cases in the United States: a calf in La Salle County, Texas, and a dog in Andrews County, Texas. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Senator Roger Marshall blamed the Biden administration and migrants, claiming migrants brought the screwworm through Central America during Biden's "open borders" era.

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• Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins blamed the Biden administration for screwworm infestation despite timeline inconsistencies. — Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins appeared on CNBC and attributed the recent screwworm infestation to Biden-era immigration policy, claiming migrants brought the disease across the border. However, the screwworms are appearing 17 months after Biden left office, while the average screwworm lifecycle is approximately three weeks, making the causal claim scientifically implausible. Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH) countered that the Trump administration cut screwworm detection funding and fired 25% of tracking staff.
• USDA confirms New World Screwworm cases in Texas — The USDA confirmed two new New World Screwworm cases in the United States: a calf in La Salle County, Texas, and a dog in Andrews County, Texas. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Senator Roger Marshall blamed the Biden administration and migrants, claiming migrants brought the screwworm through Central America during Biden's "open borders" era.
• DOGE cuts eliminated screwworm prevention program; disease outbreak occurred in Texas — The Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut the USAID program designed to prevent screwworm from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border and cut USDA animal disease control and prevention funding that had supported 180+ outbreak investigations in 22 countries and capacity-building in 160+ laboratories. The screwworm monitoring and response program at the border was eliminated. In June 2026, screwworm appeared in Texas cattle, prompting Governor Greg Abbott to declare a disaster for Zavala and Uvalde counties. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins blamed the Biden administration on CNBC, despite the cuts occurring under her watch in March 2025, after she took office in February 2025. The screwworm had been eradicated from the U.S. in the 1960s using a sterile fly program that was defunded.

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• Secretary of Defense Hegseth invoked Great Replacement theory at D-Day commemoration — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaking in France at a D-Day commemoration, invoked the Great Replacement conspiracy theory—which claims that white European and American culture is being undermined by immigration from Africa and Asia. He characterized immigration to European nations as an "invasion" and questioned whether European capitals would "do something about that invasion," perverting a commemoration of the Allied defense of democracy against fascism into a platform for white nationalist ideology.
• Hegseth uses D-Day speech to attack European immigration policy — On the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered remarks at Normandy in which he used the occasion to criticize European immigration policy. He stated that "different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies" today and questioned when European capitals would act against what he characterized as an invasion of migrants arriving by boat.
• Secretary of Defense rejects foundational U.S. government belief — During a commemoration of D-Day, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth rejected the foundational belief that the government should promote the general welfare, instead framing the event as a call against perceived threats from immigration.
• Pete Hegseth delivered speech at D-Day ceremony invoking immigration as "invasion" — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivered a speech at the Normandy D-Day ceremony in which he characterized immigration to European countries as an "invasion" comparable to military threats. He stated: "Different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies such as in Spain, Italy, Greece and Bulgaria. Boats and men arrive. When will European capitals do something about that invasion?" He framed the speech around the sacrifice of D-Day soldiers.
• Defense Secretary Hegseth delivers D-day speech comparing European immigration to military invasion — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaking at the American military cemetery in Normandy on the 82nd anniversary of D-day, suggested that the freedom allied forces fought for in 1944 now risked being "upended" by a "new invasion" of migrants threatening Europe. He asked: "When will European capitals do something about that invasion, or is it too late?" The speech was widely denounced for weaponizing a solemn military commemoration to advance anti-immigration rhetoric aligned with far-right movements.