Trump Action Archive

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• RNC chair makes false claim about UFC event viewership — RNC Chair Joe Gruters claimed that more people watched the UFC Freedom 250 event held on the White House lawn than watched the Super Bowl. Paramount reported that 8.2 million people watched the UFC event, which is a fraction of typical marquee sporting events. The Super Bowl LX audience was 125.6 million viewers, meaning Gruters was off by 117.4 million viewers. The bulletin notes that despite the outlandish falsehood, the administration continues to prioritize preferred narratives over factual accuracy.

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• Italian PM Meloni denounces Trump for fabricated claims about G7 encounter — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni released a video statement denouncing Trump for lying about their interaction at the G7 summit. Trump had claimed in a La7 TV interview that Meloni "begged" him for a photograph and that he took it out of pity. Meloni stated his claims were "completely fabricated" and called his behavior "childish and needlessly confrontational" and unworthy of the U.S. presidency. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani cancelled his scheduled U.S. visit for June 21–22 in protest. Undersecretary Fazzolani stated Trump was "wrecking historic relations between the US and Europe."

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• Kash Patel posts sealed FBI case details on social media during ongoing investigation — FBI Director Kash Patel posted details on social media on 16 June about five arrests in an alleged plot to attack a UFC event at the White House, revealing information from a court-sealed investigation still in progress. Law enforcement officials and FBI veterans alleged Patel violated legal constraints on sealed cases and the FBI's disciplinary code by prematurely disclosing the arrests. The Secret Service, which led the investigation, implicitly rebuked the disclosure. FBI insiders say Patel prioritizes publicizing investigations for personal credit over investigative integrity, pressuring agents to provide details for his social media posts.

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• Strait of Hormuz remains closed despite Trump's claims of reopening — Trump posted that "ships are starting to move, many loaded up with oil out of the Strait of Hormuz" and called the waterway "totally safe, secure and pristine." However, vessel tracking data from MarineTraffic and Bloomberg showed commercial cargo vessel crossings through Hormuz were running at 100–160 per day through early 2026 but fell to near zero around March 2026 and have remained there. Energy analyst Josh Young and correspondent Michael McDonough noted that transponder data would immediately show if ships were moving, but they are not.

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• Trump administration's Iran deal text remains unpublished and signing ceremony details unclear — The Trump administration has not released the text of the Iran Memorandum of Understanding to the public, Congress, or reporters. Trump stated the text would be released "pretty soon," then walked that back, saying it would come out "sometime after Friday"—after the signing ceremony itself. Trump indicated he may not attend the signing ceremony, telling reporters "JD is coming in for it. I'll probably be gone by then." The agreement is described as a statement of intent to negotiate, with actual technical talks and a final deal still pending.
• Iran MOU text withheld from Congress, press, and Israel — The text of the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding remains classified and has not been released to the public, Congress, or Israel, despite Trump's promises to eventually hold a press conference and read it word by word. Israeli officials specifically requested to see the MOU text and were denied by U.S. counterparts, despite prior American assurances that certain preconditions were included in the agreement.

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• Trump's $14 million Reflecting Pool renovation covered in algae; conservative media blamed sabotage — The Trump administration's $14 million no-bid contract to renovate the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool resulted in the pool becoming covered in green algae. The renovation painted the pool bottom blue but failed to address filtration and circulation problems, accelerating the algae problem. Conservative media personality Grant Stinchfield declared the algae a result of sabotage by the left, calling it vandalism by people who "can't stand Trump, American greatness and his quest to make DC beautiful again." The post received 3.2 million views. The actual cause was stagnant water with poor filtration, a basic scientific problem.

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• Trump posted images of gilded horse statues being regilded — On June 13, 2026, Trump posted images on social media of horse statues behind the Lincoln Memorial being freshly gilded. Trump wrote that the "Arts of War sculptures, located between The Lincoln Memorial and site of The Triumphal Arch" would be "fully regilded by July 3" and that "The Gilders' Studio has flown in Gilders from around the Country to perform this work."
• Trump posts series of images on social media ahead of 80th birthday — On the eve of his 80th birthday, Trump posted multiple images to his social media account, including a photograph of the Obama Presidential Center depicted as a garbage can surrounded by a homeless encampment; an image from his 2024 Manhattan criminal trial showing him leaving court after a jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts; a 2018 photograph with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un; a 2020 campaign photograph at Air Force One; an AI-generated image of himself as "Commander in Chief" on a ship with military vessels and fighter jets; a December 1986 Fortune magazine cover featuring himself; and a black-and-white photograph of himself from the 1980s with a caption claiming credit for fixing the Wollman Skating Rink and Washington, D.C. crime.

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• Progressive Champions PAC linked to GOP — Progressive Champions PAC, which claims to support progressive candidates, has been revealed to be connected to the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), a super PAC of the House Republican leadership. According to FEC records, Progressive Champions PAC and Real Change PAC were created minutes apart and share the same bank, Bryant Bank, which is linked to Republican Congressman Gary Palmer. Both PACs have also used Crimson Filer, a compliance software for Republicans, indicating their ties to GOP infrastructure. This revelation suggests a coordinated effort to influence Democratic primaries under false pretenses.