Trump Action Archive

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• Trump defense official's thinktank published fabricated data on Venezuelan gang — Joseph Humire, appointed as head of policy for the western hemisphere in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, led the Center for a Secure Free Society thinktank, which published a "TdA Activity Monitor" tracking alleged crimes by the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang. InSight Crime, a non-profit analyzing organized crime, found at least five entries were "completely fabricated" with zero basis in fact, and many others relied on unverified sources. The monitor inflated the gang's perceived presence. Following InSight Crime's reporting, the monitor was taken offline; the thinktank later restored it with corrections.

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• Trump Administration Hosts Right-Wing Podcaster at Press Briefing — The White House hosted right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson, known for conspiracy theories and past plagiarism, at a press briefing. Johnson has ties to a media company linked to Russian state media.
• White House hosted conspiracy theorist Benny Johnson at press briefing — The White House hosted right-wing podcaster and conspiracy theorist Benny Johnson in the "new media" seat at a press briefing. Johnson previously said "entire neighborhoods" in DC "need to be bulldozed," was fired from Buzzfeed in 2014 for over 40 acts of plagiarism, and was linked to a media company secretly funded by Russian state media employees that amplified Kremlin interests.

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• White House issues fact sheet on Washington, D.C. crime statistics — The White House published a fact sheet asserting that Washington, D.C. crime is "out of control," citing 2024 homicide rates of 27.3 per 100,000 residents (claimed as the fourth-highest in the nation), year-to-date 2025 figures of nearly 1,600 violent crimes and nearly 16,000 total crimes, and specific incidents including the deaths of a three-year-old and a Capitol Hill intern. The document claims Metro Police Department leadership are "cooking the books" to understate crime and that many residents do not report crimes.

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• Vice President Vance suggested Epstein files withholding protects Democrats — Vice President J.D. Vance appeared on Fox News Channel's Sunday Morning Futures on August 10 and stated that "Jeffrey Epstein had a lot of connections with left-wing politicians and left-wing billionaires" and that "Democrat billionaires and Democrat political leaders went to Epstein Island all the time." Vance's framing suggested that keeping the Epstein files under wraps protects Democrats, despite the administration's own withholding of the files.

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• Trump supports release of classified report on Russian interference — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified and released a highly classified report on Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, which Trump supported despite its reference to sensitive sources and methods. This action appears to be part of a broader effort to reshape the narrative around Russian involvement in the election.
• Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified and released highly classified report on Russian interference in 2016 election. — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard last month overrode the advice of the Intelligence Community when she declassified and released a highly classified report on Russia's interference in the 2016 election. The document made reference to sensitive sources and methods. Trump supported Gabbard's release of the report. White House officials appear to be revisiting the story of Russian interference in the 2016 election to rewrite history and distract voters from Trump's relationship to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.