Trump Action Archive

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• Trump hosts UFC event on White House South Lawn for 80th birthday — President Trump organized and hosted UFC Freedom 250, a professional mixed martial arts event, on the White House South Lawn on June 13, 2026, featuring seven fights including a lightweight championship unification bout. The event drew approximately 4,300 attendees, including 1,200 active-duty military personnel selected under strict fitness criteria. A watchdog group's legal challenge to block the event was denied by a judge. Trump had purchased up to $50,000 in stock in TKO Group Holdings, the UFC's parent company, earlier in 2026.
• Stunt performer performs backflip over UFC octagon on White House South Lawn — Stunt performer Travis Pastrana performed a backflip on a dirt bike over the UFC octagon fight arena positioned on the South Lawn of the White House. Other riders performed additional stunts, with all activities filmed against the facade of the White House building.
• Federal judge permits UFC event at White House despite legal challenge — Attorneys from the Public Integrity Project filed a lawsuit to block a UFC fight scheduled for the White House lawn on Trump's 80th birthday (billed as a 250th anniversary celebration). On Friday, a federal judge ruled the event could proceed. The lawsuit challenged the appropriateness and use of taxpayer funds for the mixed martial arts event, which Dana White said was Trump's idea. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized the venue but expressed hope the event would be successful.
• Judge Mehta rejected lawsuit challenging UFC White House event — Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejected a lawsuit filed by a political activist and military veteran from Virginia seeking to stop the White House cage fight event. The plaintiff challenged the event as "deeply corrupt," arguing it uses national monuments to promote private businesses in which Trump holds financial interests and that the administration improperly invoked the 250th anniversary to bypass environmental review and congressional approval. Judge Mehta ruled that the plaintiff lacked standing to challenge the event and that the time and money invested in the event outweighed any temporary harm the plaintiff suffered.
• Federal agencies and UFC invested $60 million in White House cage fight event — Federal agencies and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) are investing at least $60 million toward a White House cage fight event scheduled for Trump's 80th birthday on Sunday, June 14, 2026. The funding has paid for a fighting arena on the South Lawn of the White House and approximately 900 workers since May 20, 2026. Trump owns significant stock in TKO Holding Group, the parent company of UFC.
• Trump holds $60 million UFC fight on White House South Lawn funded by corporate entity — Trump marked his 80th birthday by holding a UFC fight on the White House's South Lawn, an event that cost at least $60 million paid for by UFC's parent company TKO and required assistance from more than seven federal agencies. Some fighters received bonuses paid in cryptocurrency from the Trump family's World Liberty Financial. The event blurred the line between private entertainment and official use of federal resources and presidential facilities.
• UFC announces fighter bonuses in Trump family cryptocurrency at White House event — The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced it will pay performance bonuses to fighters in USD1 stablecoins issued by World Liberty Financial, a Trump family cryptocurrency venture co-founded by Donald Trump and his sons in 2024. The event, UFC Freedom 250, is scheduled for June 14 on the White House south lawn on Trump's birthday. World Liberty Financial is listed as the "Presenting Partner" of a $250,000 bonus pool. The arrangement directly connects Trump family financial interests to a high-profile government property event, raising conflict-of-interest concerns despite White House claims that Trump's assets are held in a trust managed by his children.
• White House hosts UFC fight event with corporate sponsors and Trump family business involvement — The White House hosted a professional UFC fight card on Trump's 80th birthday, featuring seven matches on the South Lawn. The event included sponsor logos from crypto platforms (Stake, Polymarket, Crypto.com), a Trump family stablecoin (World Liberty Financial), and other corporate entities. Fighter Josh Hokit made a false conspiracy claim about Michelle Obama during a post-fight interview. A legal challenge to block the event failed on Friday. The broadcast aired on Paramount+, controlled by billionaire Larry Ellison, a Trump ally.
• UFC event held on White House grounds using Bicentennial exemption — Trump held Ultimate Fighting Championship matches on the South Lawn of the White House on June 15, circumventing restrictions on using White House grounds for such events by claiming the event honored the nation's 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, for which Congress had suspended normal regulations. The event was sponsored by World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's cryptocurrency company.
• UFC fighter Josh Hokit makes sexist, racist, transphobic statement about Michelle Obama at White House event; Trump does not condemn — At a UFC event on the White House south lawn on Sunday, June 15, 2026, fighter Josh Hokit shouted a false, sexist, racist conspiracy theory about former first lady Michelle Obama into a microphone in front of President Trump. Trump appeared to half-smile in response while some audience members laughed. The White House did not respond to requests for comment. Despite calls from Trump allies, media figures, and civil society for the president to condemn the statement, Trump remained silent on the matter.
• Allegations of Cheating in White House UFC Fights — President’s son says screenshots that appeared to show him asking analyst Daniel Cormier for information were ‘fake’
• World Liberty Financial became UFC event sponsor and received cash payments — On June 15 at 9:30 p.m., the UFC issued a press release announcing that World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's cryptocurrency company overseen by Zach Witkoff, would be the "Presenting Partner" of a new $250,000 Performance of the Night bonus pool. Under this arrangement, UFC gives cash to World Liberty Financial, which distributes cryptocurrency to fighters and invests the cash in U.S. Treasury bonds while keeping the interest.

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• Interior Department withheld death information from Grand Canyon heat fatality — On June 12, 2026, a 72-year-old man died of extreme heat on a popular Grand Canyon trail. National Park Service employees wanted to warn other visitors of the danger, but the Interior Department's communications office did not release the information. Four days later, on June 16, a couple aged 67 and 68 died of extreme heat on the same trail. The delayed disclosure prevented timely public warning of the hazard.

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• Trump administration redirects $352m in Secret Service funds to White House ballroom project — The Trump administration transferred $352 million in federal funds designated for the Secret Service toward construction of a White House ballroom, despite Trump's repeated public promises that the project would be financed entirely by private donations. The funds were drawn from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and placed into accounts labeled "Procurement, Construction, and Improvements" ($340.8m) and "Operations and Support" ($10.75m) on June 12, 2026. Congress had explicitly refused to provide $1 billion for the project. The administration justified the transfer as security-related, but senior legislators from both parties expressed skepticism.

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• Trump requests congressional resolution to symbolically expunge his two impeachments — President Trump is pressing Congress to pass a resolution that would symbolically nullify his two impeachments from his first term—one in 2019 over abuse of power regarding Ukraine, the second in 2021 following the January 6 Capitol attack. Constitutional scholars note the Constitution contains no mechanism to reverse an impeachment, making any resolution largely a political statement. Democrats argue the effort will only resurrect the original allegations during the midterm election cycle.
• Trump seeks to expunge impeachments — The Wall Street Journal reported on June 11 that Trump and his allies have discussed urging Republican lawmakers to pass a resolution "expunging" Trump's two first-term impeachments. House Speaker Mike Johnson called the move a "priority," though it would be purely symbolic with no legal weight. A measure is unlikely to be considered until after the midterm elections.

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• Oil executives warn White House of potential $5 gasoline prices — Oil executives privately warned the White House that gasoline prices, already at $4.13 per gallon nationally and up over 40% year-over-year, could break $5 per gallon by summer's end. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is at 349.2 million barrels, approaching lows not seen since 1983. An industry official stated that the White House understands the severity of the situation but is "politically constricted from saying that publicly."

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• US House blocks extension of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) section 702 — The US House of Representatives failed to pass a short-term extension of FISA section 702 in a 198-218 vote on June 11, 2026. Democrats blocked the renewal in protest of Trump's appointment of Bill Pulte, a major Republican donor with no national security experience, as acting director of national intelligence. The law will lapse on June 12, though a FISA court certification allows collection to continue under existing orders through approximately March 2027.
• House rejected FISA renewal measure — Nineteen Republicans joined all but seven Democrats to reject a measure to extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which expires on June 12, 2026. Under the fast-track procedure used by House Speaker Mike Johnson, the measure required a two-thirds majority but failed 218 to 198, not reaching even a simple majority. The rejection reflected concerns about Pulte's potential oversight of the program.
• Congress fails to reauthorize Section 702 of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act before deadline — Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which permits warrantless collection of communications involving foreigners outside the US and incidentally sweeps up American communications, was set to expire on June 12, 2026. Congress failed to reauthorize it by the deadline. House Speaker Mike Johnson blocked votes on reform amendments, particularly a warrant requirement for surveilling Americans' communications, refusing to allow longer extensions that included such reforms. The program continues operating under existing court certifications through March 2027, but the statutory authorization lapsed.
• Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act lapses — The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which grants the executive branch broad surveillance powers, lapsed on June 12 after Congress failed to pass a short-term extension. The lapse occurred amid Senate outrage over Pulte's potential appointment as acting DNI. Some Republicans attempted to pass a two-week extension, but their efforts failed.

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• CENTCOM falsely claims Strait of Hormuz remains open — CENTCOM posted this week that the Strait of Hormuz "remains open for transit." However, the strait has been closed by Iran since late February. Admiral Brad Cooper's name on the statement was characterized as "an embarrassment to the institution."

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• Trump claimed U.S. secretly extracting oil from Iran during war — At the signing event, Trump claimed the U.S. had been secretly extracting millions of barrels of oil from Iran, stating he was revealing this operation publicly for the first time. He claimed the U.S. took 22 ships "the other night" with no lights and destroyed Iranian radar. New York Times reporters noted Trump appeared to be referring to a well-known U.S. operation helping commercial vessels traverse the Strait of Hormuz, through which over 200 ships had been guided in slightly more than a month. The reporters could not confirm Trump's claim that the effort enabled over 100 million barrels to reach the market.
• Iran's state-run news agency published draft text of purported U.S.-Iran deal — Iran's state-run Mehr News Agency published what it claims is the draft text of an agreement with the Trump administration, including a $300 billion U.S.-led reconstruction package, $24 billion in immediate frozen asset releases, full lifting of the naval blockade within 30 days, and suspension of oil and petrochemical sanctions. Iran's missile program and support for "resistance groups" were explicitly excluded from the negotiating agenda. The White House immediately disputed the Iranian account, issuing a contradictory summary emphasizing nuclear material destruction, program dismantlement, and performance-based conditions.
• Iran–U.S. memorandum of understanding remains unsigned with disputed terms — Iran state media released a 14-point draft memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran that includes immediate ceasefire, lifting of naval blockade, $300 billion in reconstruction aid, release of $24 billion in frozen assets, and suspension of oil sanctions. Trump disputed the leaked terms, claiming they bore no relation to what was actually agreed. A senior Trump administration official told Fox News the deal was approximately 75 percent complete and expected to be signed within days, but Iran's Foreign Ministry stated it could not confirm the speculations and was still in internal finalization stages.
• Trump posted on social media disputing Iran's leaked deal terms — Trump posted on social media that Iran's leaked terms "have NOTHING to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing," calling the Iranian account "weak and pathetic" and labeling Iranian leaders "very dishonorable people." He also flagged an overnight drone attack on Indian ships near the Strait of Hormuz as "TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE." The posts were part of a broader pattern of dueling public narratives about the deal's contents.

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• Trump compares Fourth of July crowd to MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech — Trump compared the size of his Fourth of July crowd on the National Mall to the crowd at Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, claiming his was bigger.

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• Scott Pelley was fired from CBS News after 37 years — Scott Pelley, a longtime CBS News correspondent, was fired last week after 37 years with the network. His dismissal followed his refusal to alter a story about anti-ICE and Border Patrol protests in Minneapolis to match the Trump administration's false narrative about an officer-involved shooting.

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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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• Kalshi sponsors and removes some election misinformation — Kalshi, a competitor of Polymarket, has also sponsored posts by right-wing influencers spreading misinformation about the Los Angeles mayoral election. While Kalshi has asked creators to remove some posts that violate its affiliate marketing policies, other posts casting doubt on the California electoral system remain. This includes posts suggesting voter fraud and questioning the legitimacy of the election process without evidence. Kalshi's actions demonstrate the challenges in controlling misinformation in prediction markets.
• Polymarket sponsors election misinformation — Polymarket, a major player in the prediction market industry, has been found sponsoring posts from far-right influencers on the social media platform X that spread election conspiracies and disinformation. These posts, which were labeled as paid partnerships with Polymarket, falsely claim fraud in the Los Angeles mayoral primary election. Influencers involved have a collective audience of 13 million and include figures like Owen Shroyer and Benny Johnson, who have histories of spreading misinformation. Polymarket did not respond to requests for comment on these sponsorships.
• George Santos under investigation for suspicious trades — Former Congressman George Santos is under investigation by the Department of Justice for suspicious trades related to prediction markets. Santos reportedly made trades based on insider knowledge about his attendance at a Trump State of the Union address, which he ultimately did not attend. This incident highlights the potential for manipulation within prediction markets. In response, Polymarket announced that Santos would no longer be a paid content creator for the company.
• Polymarket ends sponsorship of election misinformation — Polymarket, an online prediction market, has ended its sponsorship of posts on X that spread misinformation about the Los Angeles mayoral election. The posts, which falsely claimed the election was rigged against Republican candidate Spencer Pratt, were promoted by influencers with a combined audience of 13 million. Following an investigation by Popular Information, Polymarket acknowledged that these posts violated its marketing guidelines and requested the removal of the "Paid Partnership" label. As of Wednesday, seven posts were deleted, six had the label removed, and three remained unchanged.
• — Popular Information revealed that Polymarket, a prediction market company, sponsored social media posts from 16 far-right influencers who spread election conspiracy theories. These influencers, with a combined audience of 13 million, include notable figures like Benny Johnson and a former InfoWars host. Following the exposure, Polymarket acknowledged the violation of its marketing guidelines and requested the removal of the "paid partnership" label from the posts. Some posts were deleted or had the label removed.

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• Trump calls Los Angeles mayoral primary "rigged" after Spencer Pratt's loss — After Decision Desk HQ projected Nithya Raman winning the second spot in the Los Angeles mayoral nonpartisan primary, Trump posted on social media calling the election "Rigged" and claiming it was "Not possible for Spencer Pratt to have lost the L.A. runoffs after the big lead he had. 3rd World Nation." Los Angeles is 18.7% Republican. Trump's own U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles issued a statement saying the election is not rigged.

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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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• Department of Government Efficiency officials planned to falsely declare 2.7 million immigrants dead — According to a whistleblower report from former Social Security Administration senior executive Jeremiah Schofield, officials from the Department of Government Efficiency devised a plan to force immigrant self-deportation by falsely declaring approximately 2.7 million individuals dead in federal records. The list included U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents. Placement on the Death Master File cuts off access to wages, banking, and government services. While the full plan was not implemented, officials did move approximately 6,100 mostly Latino immigrants into the Death Master File database.

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• DHS denies substandard conditions at Delaney Hall despite congressional findings and detainee documentation — The Department of Homeland Security has repeatedly denied allegations of substandard conditions at Delaney Hall, claiming detainees are "criminals" and the "worst of the worst." However, data analysis by Syracuse University researcher Austin Kocher found that 88% of detainees had no criminal conviction and over 70% had no criminal history. DHS has similarly denied allegations about other ICE detention facilities. Detainees released multiple letters documenting conditions unfit for human habitation and demanding a meeting with New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill.

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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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• Republicans continued echoing Trump's unsubstantiated California election fraud claims — Multiple Republican figures, including Fox hosts Jesse Watters, Laura Ingraham, and Greg Gutfeld, and Republican senators and representatives, continued to echo Trump's claims that California's election is being stolen without providing evidence. Watters stated "I can't prove it, but everybody watching thinks there's shenanigans." Ingraham questioned why mail-in ballots are "mostly Democrats." Gutfeld suggested that the time required to count votes indicates "shenanigans." Sen. Eric Schmitt and Rep. Randy Fine characterized California's election system as designed to "rig" or "cheat."
• Congressman Hamadeh calls for federalizing California elections — Following Trump's claims of election rigging in the Los Angeles mayoral primary, Congressman Abe Hamadeh called for federalizing California elections. Florida Congressman Randy Fine appeared on Newsmax claiming people are "literally dumpster diving for fraudulent ballots."

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• Scott Pelley criticized Bari Weiss's editorial direction at 60 Minutes — In his first interview since being fired from 60 Minutes, Scott Pelley discussed his departure and criticized Bari Weiss's leadership. Pelley alleged that Weiss sent emails to his boss requesting that protesters be made to "look more violent" and that a shooting victim's car be described as "driving towards the officer," contrary to video evidence. Pelley stated Weiss's characterization matched Trump's account. When asked if Weiss should be removed, Pelley said yes, comparing her appointment to asking someone unfamiliar with aviation to pilot a 747.
• CBS News director Bari Weiss requested changes to story about ICE protests to favor Trump's narrative — Scott Pelley, a 37-year CBS News correspondent fired last week, revealed in a New York Times interview that CBS News director Bari Weiss (appointed after Trump loyalist David Ellison took over the network) sent an email hours before airing asking him to make anti-ICE protesters look more violent and to falsely claim that Renee Good was driving her car toward an officer before he shot her. Video evidence showed Good's wheels were turned away from the officer and he was not in front of the car. Pelley said this represented "a level of political influence that I had never seen in 37 years at CBS News."

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• Republicans continued echoing Trump's unsubstantiated California election fraud claims — Multiple Republican figures, including Fox hosts Jesse Watters, Laura Ingraham, and Greg Gutfeld, and Republican senators and representatives, continued to echo Trump's claims that California's election is being stolen without providing evidence. Watters stated "I can't prove it, but everybody watching thinks there's shenanigans." Ingraham questioned why mail-in ballots are "mostly Democrats." Gutfeld suggested that the time required to count votes indicates "shenanigans." Sen. Eric Schmitt and Rep. Randy Fine characterized California's election system as designed to "rig" or "cheat."

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• Trump administration signs executive order exploring changes to childhood immunization schedule — President Trump signed an executive order directing exploration of changes to the childhood immunization schedule, claiming the US recommends more vaccines than peer nations. The order follows a December presidential memo on the same topic and comes after a federal judge paused changes made by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) due to concerns about the selection process overseen by Robert F. Kennedy, the health secretary. The order may signal plans to reconvene the committee, though legal experts note any changes would violate the existing judicial halt.

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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.

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• Trump cited false statistic about Black unemployment that he himself questioned — During a speech in Wisconsin on Friday, Trump cited a statistic claiming that African American unemployment is "now doing better than it's ever done," but then immediately acknowledged uncertainty about the figure, saying "I don't know where that stat came from, but I'll take it" and "I don't know where the hell that stat come—but we'll take it." CNN's Daniel Dale reported that the statistic was "so obviously false even Trump questioned it."

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• Trump denied making promises to avoid foreign wars despite 2024 campaign statements — During the Meet the Press interview, Trump denied to Kristen Welker that he had ever promised to stay out of foreign wars, despite having told Pennsylvania voters in 2024: "I will not send you to fight and die in stupid foreign wars that never end." Trump is currently engaged in a military conflict with Iran that has lasted over three months and has resulted in the loss of thirteen U.S. military personnel.

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• Trump walked out of Meet the Press interview when challenged on election fraud claims — During a Friday interview with NBC's Kristen Welker aired on Meet the Press, President Trump became visibly angry when repeatedly asked to provide evidence for his claims that the 2020 presidential election and the recent California election were rigged. When Welker continued pressing for evidence, Trump called her "crooked or stupid," pulled off his microphone, and left the interview, saying "Let's call it quits because I've had enough."
• Trump cuts Meet the Press interview short and departs to Bedminster — Trump sat down with NBC's Kristen Welker for a scheduled 90-minute to two-hour Meet the Press interview in Wisconsin but left after approximately 50 minutes. He reportedly departed after the rain became loud on the metal roof and after pushing back on questions about election integrity. Trump then boarded Marine One and flew directly to Bedminster, New Jersey, where his former personal lawyer Alina Habba posted an Instagram welcome.
• Trump stormed off Meet the Press set during interview with Kristen Welker — During a televised interview on NBC's Meet the Press, Trump became angry and walked off the set after Welker fact-checked his claims about January 6 Capitol riot participants, the 2024 campaign promise of "no new wars," gas prices, farmer conditions, Iran nuclear negotiations, California election integrity, and other topics. Trump unclipped his microphone, threw it on the ground, stepped on it, and departed. The interview was conducted in Wisconsin.
• Trump walks off NBC interview over election claims — Trump stormed off the set of NBC's "Meet the Press" on June 7 after host Kristen Welker asked him to provide evidence for claims that the 2020 presidential election and recent California primary were "rigged." Trump accused Welker of being "crooked" or "stupid," called major news networks "one-sided" and "crooked," and removed his microphone before leaving.