Trump Action Archive

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• Renaming of Navy Vessel Previously Honoring LGBTQ+ Pioneer — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the renaming of a navy vessel that had been christened in honor of Harvey Milk, a US naval veteran and LGBTQ+ rights pioneer.

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• Trump Announces Restoration of Confederate Base Names — During a speech at Fort Bragg, President Trump announced plans to restore the names of Army bases named for Confederate generals, defying Congress' decision to remove Confederate symbols.

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• Louisiana House of Representatives passes bill to ban chemtrails — The Louisiana House of Representatives has passed a bill aimed at banning chemtrails, a conspiracy theory that claims aircraft vapor trails are laden with toxins for nefarious purposes.

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• Trump Announces National Garden of American Heroes — President Trump announced plans to create a "National Garden of American Heroes," which will feature 250 statues to commemorate significant figures in American history.

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• Professor sues University of California for suspension over comments about Israel’s war in Gaza — Rupa Marya, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, has filed a lawsuit against the university, claiming her suspension violated her free speech rights.

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• US Navy plans to rename vessels named after civil rights icons — The US Navy is reportedly planning to rename vessels named after civil rights icons, including USNS Harvey Milk, as part of a broader DEI purge initiated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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• Trump Administration Uses Colorado Attack to Push Deportation Agenda — Following an attack in Boulder, Colorado, by Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national who overstayed his tourist visa, the Trump administration has leveraged the incident to advocate for stricter deportation policies.

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• US Defense Secretary Orders Renaming of USNS Harvey Milk — US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the US Navy to remove the name of Harvey Milk, a prominent gay rights activist and navy veteran, from a ship.

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• Defense Department removes Jackie Robinson’s biography — The Defense Department temporarily removed Jackie Robinson’s biography from its website.

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• Harvard agrees to transfer early photos of enslaved people to African American museum — Harvard University has settled a lawsuit with Tamara Lanier, who claims to be a descendant of Renty Taylor and Delia Taylor, individuals featured in 19th-century daguerreotypes owned by Harvard.

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• Bruce Springsteen criticizes attacks on democratic principles — During a concert in Manchester, England, musician Bruce Springsteen criticized the current political climate in the United States, highlighting issues such as the abandonment of allies, ideological pressures on

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• House Republicans Propose Renaming Gulf of Mexico — House Republicans held a hearing to discuss renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

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• Trump signs executive order to cut funding for public broadcasters — Former President Donald Trump issued an executive order blocking National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) from receiving taxpayer funds through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
• Trump Administration Signs Executive Order to Cut Funding for NPR and PBS — In late April, the Trump administration signed an executive order to slash federal funding for NPR and PBS, accusing them of spreading "radical woke propaganda." This move is part of a broader effort to downsize the

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• Trump Claims Economic Recovery is Imminent — In a social media post, President Trump claimed that the U.S.
• Trump Misrepresents Tattoo Evidence in Interview — In an interview, President Trump insisted that a man deported to El Salvador had MS-13 tattoos, despite evidence showing the tattoos were photoshopped.
• Trump Cabinet Meeting Commemorates First 100 Days — On Wednesday, Donald Trump held a cabinet meeting at the White House to commemorate the first 100 days of his second term.

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• Trump Fires Biden Appointees from Holocaust Museum Board — Trump fired several Biden appointees, including former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, from the board overseeing the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
• Trump Administration Fires Doug Emhoff and Other Officials — The Trump administration has fired Doug Emhoff, husband of Kamala Harris, along with other senior Biden White House officials from the board overseeing the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.

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• ACLU Sues Defense Secretary Over Book Bans in Pentagon Schools — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, challenging the removal of books on race and gender from Pentagon school libraries.

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• Trump Administration's Book Ban Sparks Backlash — The removal of nearly 400 books from the US Naval Academy's library under a DEI ban has sparked backlash from lawmakers and the public.
• US Naval Academy Removes Books Under DEI Ban — The US Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its Nimitz Library to comply with directives from executive orders issued by the president.

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• National Park Service alters Harriet Tubman webpage — The National Park Service has removed a quote and image of Harriet Tubman from its webpage about the Underground Railroad, replacing them with content emphasizing "Black/White Cooperation." This change is part of a
• Trump administration orders DEI content removal from Pentagon — In February, the Trump administration issued a directive to the Pentagon to conduct a "digital content refresh," removing mentions of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) from its public platforms.

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• National Park Service Restores Harriet Tubman Content — The National Park Service restored a photo and quote from Harriet Tubman to a web page about the Underground Railroad, following a report that the agency had rewritten the history of the movement as part of an anti-DEI

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• Executive order targets Smithsonian Institution — In late March, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at the Smithsonian Institution, intending to remove what the administration deems "improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology" from its museums and

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• Federal immigration agents arrest students for protest involvement — Federal immigration agents have arrested and sought to deport graduate students involved in pro-Palestinian demonstrations, claiming violations of immigration rules.
• Trump administration seeks to deport Mahmoud Khalil — The Trump administration is attempting to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student activist and green-card holder, under a federal immigration law provision that allows deportation of non-citizens deemed
• Arrest of Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil by ICE — Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student at Columbia University and a green card holder, was arrested by ICE and placed in deportation proceedings due to his involvement in pro-Palestinian protests.

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• Columbia University adopts measures against pro-Palestinian activity — Columbia University announced it would comply with demands from the Trump administration to implement measures against pro-Palestinian activity on campus.
• Trump administration cancels $400 million in federal funding to Columbia University — The Trump administration canceled $400 million in federal funding to Columbia University, primarily affecting scientific research.

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• Trump administration issues executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution — The Trump administration has issued an executive order aimed at reshaping the Smithsonian Institution, criticizing it for promoting what it describes as "improper, divisive or anti-American ideology." The order

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• Executive Order: Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History — On March 27, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History." The order aims to counter what it describes as a revisionist movement that distorts American
• Executive Order Targets DEI Initiatives — On March 27, 2025, an executive order was issued by former President Trump aimed at dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
• Trump issues executive order targeting Smithsonian funding for 'improper ideology' — President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the removal of what his administration deems "improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology" from the Smithsonian Institution.

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• Rumeysa Ozturk Arrested by Immigration Officers — Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish student at Tufts University, was arrested by plainclothes immigration officers while on her way to break her Ramadan fast.
• Federal court order violated in transfer of detained student — The Trump administration appeared to violate a federal court order by transferring Rumeysa Ozturk, a doctoral student detained for her activism, to a Louisiana immigration center.
• ICE Detains Tufts Graduate Student Rumeysa Ozturk — On Tuesday, federal immigration agents detained Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national and Tufts University doctoral student, in Massachusetts.