Trump Action Archive

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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.
• Department of Homeland Security deported Venezuelans using unsubstantiated TdA claims without due process — The Department of Homeland Security used unsubstantiated claims of Tren de Aragua affiliation to deport Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador without due process protections. DHS also moved to revoke the legal status of approximately 600,000 Venezuelan immigrants, actions justified in part by the false "green light" narrative and inflated threat claims.

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• Trump dismissed "No Kings" protests as unrepresentative and baselessly accused Soros of funding them — On October 19, Trump called the "No Kings" protests a "joke" and claimed the nearly 7 million demonstrators were "not representative of the people of our country." He baselessly accused George Soros and other "radical left lunatics" of paying for protest signs and stated his administration was "checking it out." The dismissal and unfounded conspiracy theory contradicted the documented scale and grassroots nature of the protests.
• Trump dismissed No Kings protests and alleged they were paid demonstrations — Trump dismissed the No Kings protests held on the previous Saturday, claiming the crowds were "not big at all" and that protest signs were "all made professionally in a printing shop. Looks like on Madison Avenue someplace." He alleged that "some guy is paying for all that stuff" and characterized protesters as "professional agitators," stating: "We are finding out who's paying them. Yeah. We have a lot of information about who they are. You're gonna be very surprised when you find out."

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• House Speaker Mike Johnson characterizes No Kings Day protests as "Hate America rally" — House Speaker Mike Johnson publicly characterized the No Kings Day protests as a "Hate America rally," predicting the turnout would reveal "antifa types," people who "hate capitalism," and "Marxists in full display." His statement preceded the actual event and attempted to frame the demonstrations as anti-American rather than pro-democratic.