Trump Action Archive

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• Shooting at Brown University results in two deaths and multiple injuries — On December 13, 2025, a shooting occurred at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, resulting in the deaths of two students and injuries to nine others.
• Trump Falsely Claims Shooter in Custody on Truth Social — On December 13, 2025, Donald Trump falsely claimed on Truth Social that the alleged shooter in a mass shooting at Brown University was in custody.

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• White House launches website to criticize media for 'biased' stories — The White House has introduced a new section on its official website that publicly criticizes and catalogs media organizations and journalists it claims have distorted coverage.

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• Trump Administration Claims False Peace Deal with Ukraine — The Trump administration leaked false claims to media outlets about a supposed peace deal with Ukraine, which Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and Russian officials have denied.

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• Pentagon imposes new restrictions on journalists — The Pentagon has issued a memo requiring journalists to sign a pledge not to gather unauthorized information, including unclassified documents, or face revocation of their press passes.
• Pentagon Imposes New Restrictions on Journalists — The Pentagon announced new restrictions for journalists covering the Department of Defense, requiring them to sign a pledge not to report on unauthorized information, even if unclassified.
• Pentagon imposes restrictions on journalists — The Pentagon, under the leadership of Trump appointee Pete Hegseth, issued a memo requiring journalists to sign a pledge not to gather or release any information, including unclassified documents, without authorization.

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• Trump Threatens ABC News Correspondent Over Questioning — President Trump threatened ABC News correspondent Jonathan Karl after being questioned about Attorney General Pam Bondi's comments on targeting hate speech.

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• Trump blames "radical left" for Kirk shooting — Following the shooting of Charlie Kirk, President Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office, blaming "the radical left" for the violence and vowing to hold accountable those who contribute to political violence.
• Trump Escalates Rhetoric After Kirk's Killing — Following the killing of Charlie Kirk, President Trump escalated his rhetoric, calling for action against "radical left lunatics" and blaming them for political violence.

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• Trump Calls for Revocation of Broadcast Licenses — President Trump has called for the Federal Communications Commission to revoke the broadcast licenses of ABC News and NBC News, labeling them as threats to democracy.

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• Trump Claims to Have Ended Six Wars — During a meeting with U.K.

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• FBI redacts Trump's name from Epstein files — Senior officials at the FBI's Record/Information Dissemination Section were instructed to redact Donald Trump's name from Epstein-related files following FOIA requests.

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• Trump posts allegations against Senator Schiff amid inflation concerns — In response to rising inflation linked to his administration's tariffs, President Trump posted allegations on social media accusing Senator Adam Schiff of mortgage fraud.

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• SecDef Hegseth holds press conference criticizing media — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth conducted a press conference where he criticized the media for reporting on a leaked DIA report that contradicted President Trump's claims about Iran's nuclear program.

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• Pentagon Launches Investigation into Iran Strikes Leak — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a criminal investigation into the leak of a classified assessment of the Iran strikes.
• FBI launches investigation into leak of intelligence report — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the FBI has initiated a criminal investigation into the leak of a Defense Intelligence Agency report regarding the effectiveness of U.S.

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• Intelligence Assessment Disputes Trump's Claims on Iran Strikes — A US intelligence assessment reported that Iran's nuclear program was not destroyed by US military strikes, contradicting President Trump's claims.
• Preliminary intelligence assessments contradict Trump's claims on Iran — Preliminary intelligence assessments provided to European governments indicated that Iran's highly enriched uranium stockpile remained largely intact following U.S.
• Trump claims military strikes against Iran were successful — Following military strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities, President Trump claimed that the strikes were successful in destroying Iran's nuclear capabilities.

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• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Restricts Press Access at the Pentagon — On May 23, 2025, U.S.

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• Defense Department Confirms Acceptance of Jet Gift from Qatar — The Defense Department confirmed the US government's acceptance of a jumbo jet from Qatar to be used as Air Force One.

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• Trump administration fires nearly 600 contractors at Voice of America — The Trump administration has terminated nearly 600 contractors at Voice of America (VOA), a US-funded international news network.

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• FCC investigates NPR and PBS under new leadership — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), now led by a Project 2025 author appointed by Trump, is investigating National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) with the potential to defund them.

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• Misleading Use of DOGE Budget Cuts in Political Fundraising — The Trump campaign is leveraging the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) claimed budget cuts as a political fundraising tool, suggesting in emails that Americans might receive $5,000 DOGE rebate checks.
• Discrepancy in DOGE's Reported Spending Cuts — The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) updated its website on April 20, 2025, to claim $160 billion in spending cuts, an increase from the previously stated $155 billion.

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• Trump Administration Classifies Deal with El Salvador — The Trump administration declared its agreement with El Salvador regarding deportations as classified, limiting transparency and oversight.

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• Military action planning revealed in Signal chat — An article in The Atlantic disclosed that a Signal chat group was used to plan missile attacks against the Houthis in Yemen by the Trump administration.
• Leak of Sensitive Military Plans in Signal Group Chat — On March 24, 2025, it was revealed that Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, along with other Trump administration officials, shared sensitive military attack plans in a Signal group chat.
• Jeffrey Goldberg Reveals Sensitive Military Chat Group — Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, disclosed that he was added to a chat group of senior Trump administration officials discussing sensitive military plans for strikes in Yemen.

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• Pro-Trump Influencers Briefed at White House — Far-right conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec and other pro-Trump influencers were briefed at the White House and received documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.
• DOJ Releases Limited Epstein Files — The Department of Justice released a limited set of files related to Jeffrey Epstein to a group of right-wing social media influencers, including Chaya Raichik and Jack Posobiec.

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• DOGE attempts to access Social Security Administration databases — DOGE has been reported to be trying to gain access to sensitive databases from the Social Security Administration, which contain personal information about individuals, including income and medical records.
• DOGE seeks access to taxpayer data from the IRS — Reports indicate that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is attempting to gain access to sensitive taxpayer data from the IRS, including the Integrated Data Retrieval System.

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• Trump Calls for CBS to Cancel ‘60 Minutes’ — President Trump called for CBS to cancel ‘60 Minutes’ and suggested the network should lose its broadcasting license.
• Trump calls for termination of CBS News over editing procedures — President Trump claimed that CBS News "defrauded the public" by editing an interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris, calling for the network to be "immediately terminated." This statement was made despite the
• — President Trump claimed that CBS News "defrauded the public" by editing a 60 Minutes interview with then–vice president Kamala Harris, insisting that her actual answers were replaced.

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• Trump instructs health agencies to pause external communications — President Trump instructed all federal health agencies on January 21, 2025, to pause external communications, including scientific reports and health advisories.
• Trump Orders Communications Blackout for Health Agencies — The Trump Administration has ordered a communications blackout for national health agencies.
• Trump administration pauses communications and cancels meetings at HHS — Following the inauguration of President Trump, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has paused public communications and canceled scientific meetings.