Trump Action Archive

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• Trump posted derogatory image and caption about House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — At 11:13 p.m., President Trump posted an image of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who is Black, holding a baseball bat, with a caption calling Jeffries "low IQ," "a THUG," and "a danger to our Country." The post was part of a rapid series of social media posts.

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• Steve Bannon encourages investigation of Mamdani — In an interview with Politico, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon encouraged the Department of Homeland Security, the State Department, and the Justice Department to investigate Mamdani, saying he's "convinced" that the mayor-elect "did not get citizenship in a fair and honest way." He also suggested the DOJ should seek a temporary restraining order to block Prop 50 in California, "and drag it out for a year" to prevent the new congressional maps from taking effect.
• Steve Bannon calls for citizenship check on Mamdani — Steve Bannon told Politico that Zohran Mamdani's citizenship should be checked immediately by the State Department, DHS, and DOJ, stating "If the guy lied on his naturalization papers, he ought to be deported out of the country immediately and put on a plane to Uganda."

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• Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued proclamation declaring Tren de Aragua a terrorist organization based on false intelligence — In September 2024, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an official proclamation declaring Tren de Aragua a "terrorist organization" and condemning President Biden's "open-border policies," citing the unverified "green light" warning to attack law enforcement. Abbott's public safety director called TdA members "cockroaches." The proclamation weaponized the false intelligence claim for political purposes.

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• Trump accused Black entertainers and Democratic figures of illegal campaign payments — Trump posted accusations that Democratic figures and Black entertainers—including Beyoncé, Oprah, and Al Sharpton—broke the law by receiving payments for campaign endorsements. He claimed Beyoncé received $11 million for an endorsement without performing, Oprah received $3 million for "expenses," and Sharpton received $600,000. Trump called for prosecution of all recipients, stating "They should all be prosecuted." The bulletin notes these claims are false.
• Trump calls for prosecution of Beyoncé and Harris over alleged $11 million endorsement payment — President Trump called for musician Beyoncé to be prosecuted for breaking the law by accepting $11 million from Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign for a Democratic endorsement in October 2024, and demanded Harris also face prosecution. CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale reported the claim originated from social media and is false; the Harris campaign covered only $165,000 in appearance costs as required by law and did not pay celebrity endorsers.

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• Trump demanded prosecution of Black celebrities and called for broadcast license revocation — On Truth Social, Trump demanded that Kamala Harris, Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, and Reverend Al Sharpton be prosecuted, baselessly claiming the Democratic Party paid them to endorse Harris. He also falsely claimed NBC News and ABC News "are an arm of the Democrat Party" and called for their broadcasting licenses to be revoked, escalating threats against media outlets critical of his administration.