President Donald Trump downplayed his involvement in invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1789 to deport Venezuelan migrants, saying for the first time that he hadn't signed the proclamation, even as he stood by his administration's move.
President Donald Trump downplayed his involvement in invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1789 to deport Venezuelan migrants, saying for the first time that he hadn't signed the proclamation, even as he stood by his administration's move.
Mister I love signing my name with a sharpie didn’t invoke the act to deport Venezuelans to a foreign prison. He even had a press release about it How stupid does he think Americans are? Then I look at his approval rating and wonder if I think they are smarter than they are.
When has he ever told the truth?
And here you amplify his lies.
Rubio will go to jail for him
It's Bidens staff using the auto pen on Trump.
Seems like not that long ago the media was really concerned about an elderly president who wasn’t in full control of his faculties.
Distract and deflect from the issue..... Don't Lie to a judge.
Ummmmm, according to press secretary MAGA Barbie, you most certainly did sign it. Oh wait was she lying? are you lying? I think someone is and Teflon Trump never ever takes responsibility for anything that might look like it’s a problem. Who will he throw under the bus? Hey, Marco….
“The proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act appears in the Federal Register with Trump’s signature at the bottom.”
It was the autopen!!
"I'm not responsible for anything happening, I'm just playing president on TV." Tune into Nightmare at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave S2, it makes for good television. 🙄🙄🙄 Unserious people should not be in charge of anything!
Please don't let there be a sequel
It’s a “I will end Ukraine war on day one” election promise kin do thing
This slime-ball traitor dictator Russian Spy plant Hitler Wanna Be Just made forklift sounds… knows that he just basically committed war crimes by putting innocent folks in a death camp. TELL THE TRUTH CNN!!!
Trump is in big trouble. It looks lkke he has committed a felony in lying about signing the proclamation and has resorted to throwing others under a bus.
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Sounds like someone MAGA’ed too close to the sun!
Doesn't this call for a full investigation? He is the only one who can sign that. Who is running the country? Who is making these decisions? What is Trump's role?
Who signed the Trump proclamation? Is Trump’s staff using “Autopen” to create documents without his knowledge? Or is Trump lying and refusing to accept responsibility for his actions? Trump has previously claimed no responsibility for things that are bad or unpopular.
This one could be actually criminal with the ICC. Trump wants Rubio to take the fall.
"President Trump was obviously referring to the original Alien Enemies Act that was signed back in 1798,” a White House statement said." 😂😂😂😂 Nice try. 😁
Total liar or heads need to roll if someone just took that step ! Of course he authorized it
It’s a war crime and should be investigated by the International Criminal Court. Trump’s white outfits for the prisoners are the new striped pajamas.
all liars. all cowards whose only know red meat governance for the sickest mentally and emotionally in our society.
if he didn’t sign it, that means no one has “official orders” to remove anyone - if he did sign it, he got caught lying yet again … so which is it??? No proclamation because he didn’t sign one, or did he really sign one and now is lying to cover up the fact
And then she says he was referring to the original act signed in 1778. They just dont care anymore. And they dont have to. Maga will believe anything. Space lazers anyone?
Show him the document, his signature is on it. Let's see what he says then...
This must be where they thought up the Biden autopen theory. Every accusation is a confession.
I had this exact thought. Yesterday I was like "what is it with this sudden attack on the auto pen" and now it clicks. It was astroturfing.
Why does the media refuse to point out he is senile?
Didn't he just try to reverse the Biden pardons because he claims they weren't signed with a regular pen? But this is fine! 🐂💩
Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn’t invoking this act work as a declaration of war, which gives power only to the president?
Yes, but as always with this traitor he lies 24/7 about everything big and small.
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He never takes fault for anything.
Deny, deny, deny. Some reporter should ask Trump which is the true: 1) That he's lying that he didn't sign the Alien Enemies Act order, or 2) That he hasn't a fuqqing clue what's what anymore and evil surrogates are running the White House for him.
Love your inventive French. Do you mind if I copy it?
Of course. The "French" term emerged merely in an effort to avoid getting sanctioned over on Xitter.
Come the fuck on. Most people are not that stupid.
His Press Secretary said he signed it.
Does the President have to sign it to be invoked?
what you’re seeing isn’t what’s happening. they’ll tell us later what we saw. and then, 10 days later, they can tell us that we didn’t see what they told us we saw. see?
It’s in the Federal Register, with his signature !?!
So when are you, @cnn.com, @nytimes.com, @msnbc.com, @washingtonpost.com, @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social , @latimes.com and other MSM going to shine a bright spotlight (more than once) on denials and discrepancies such as this?
“Downplayed his involvement”? What a weak statement. How about cowardly denied accountability for creating a fascist leadership? Threatening harm to all of our citizens.
No one else could have invoked this act but him. If there is no legal documentation of this, bring the deportees back and follow the law.
How F-N PATHETIC! Any REAL MAN would stand up and take the heat!!!
It was me. I signed it.
Trump's attempt at distancing his actions and looking for a fall guy. Typical Trump. His signature should be enough for articles of impeachment, violating the oath he took to protect the Constitutional right of citizens under due process.
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He’s an idiot, a coward and a traitor. Build the guillotines.
Signs of dementia Donnie flashing warning signals!! Where is the press???
Sorry bud, but you’re in charge
Does anyone know what the fuck is going on in that building?
CNN showed his signature on the document. Such an evil slimeball.
He’s going to subpoena that damn autopen!
Lying turd. My dog ate my homework 2nd grade excuse maker.
He is either lying, he's incompetent, or both.
So if you didn’t sign it, and didn’t know about it, then someone else is making these decisions and running the country?
Elon
Has anyone checked on Marco? Will anyone volunteer to do welfare check on Marco?
More accurate- he didn't read it. He signs whatever Miller puts in front of him.
We've seen it happen where he just looks at the person handing him the EO who tells him what's in it, then he nods and signs.
Syphilitic Mind Behaves Syphilitically.
Invoking a 200+ year old WARTIME laws to circumvent the constitution annd violate peoples rights then lying about it is grounds for impeachment (which his toads will never do) or REVOLUTION AGAINST TYRANICAL STATE.
Looks like 25th Amendment time. Just hope the Sofa King is ready for the job because he will be next.
Remember when Trump said if he didn't win the 2024 election he was going to Venezuela?🤔
He’s lying 😒📌
Sounds like he thinks it might end up getting somebody sent to jail, and he doesn't want it to be himself. "Seriously officer, it was all that Homan guy's idea. I don't even know the guy. I maybe met him once."
trump isn't involved in anything except retribution and golf.
That's what he has people like adolf musk for... To take the blame if things go elbow up...
Turns out to be untrue as his signature was on the doc. Does blaming #Rubio suggest #Trump is rattled and worried?
Are we watching a president lose his mind in real time?
That is his whole thing , he acts like a King and puts all the other shit on others so they will be accused of the shit he is doing ,therefore his hands are clean and the uneducated or cult members will say he is innocent
"President Trump was obviously referring to the original Alien Enemies Act that was signed back in 1798" it's amazing, he's very very stupid and they think we're even more stupid.
Well, clearly then, if he didn’t sign it, someone forged his signature. Sounds like a crime to me - forgery. Unless…. Trump was lying??? Is that possible?
Hmm, maybe those EOs were signed by AutoPen…?
He's saying he did not sign a proclamation that is in the Federal Register with his signature on it. Which means either he is lying, or someone forged his signature.
Invoking the Aliens Enemies Act of 1789 wasn’t important enough for Trump to know who signed it ? BS
He was confusing it with the MAGA Enemies Act of 2025, also known as "Project 2025". 🤣
What is actually going on? Is there not a way for SCOTUS to step in here?
Of course there is. But he owns SCROTUS.
So Trump is senile? He is an old man with a terrible diet and no exercise so his rapid physical and mental decline is unsurprising.
He is the administration cnn do better
If he didn't sign it, can it have any force?
Apparently British 🇬🇧 people visiting the states now have to carry their passports with them at all times in the US. It’s hardly practical when you’re a tourist because it could get lost or stolen. Yet this is where we are.
that would be normal all over the world, as we don't have ID cards.
I’ve never worried about being deported to Venezuela as a British citizen before. Pity those who think this is normal.
i live in Greece and by law i am supposed to have my passport on me at all times,being British i know i would get a chance to go and get it but if i was any other third nation country,i could be in trouble. America is not a place i have eve wanted to visit but i wouldn't go now if you paid me too.
Which begs the question, who signed it? President Musk?
When democrats come in charge....tear down all confederate-related material and anything that promotes a racist character. And find the white nationalist racists in this country and treat them like terrorists and send them to an offshore prison. Only solution.
His signature is on the document in our archive, so as usual he’s a lying sack of 💩
i will say it again, trump is a liar!
What are you doing CNN? How is it implemented if he didn’t sign it? No one else has authority to implement the Act. 50 USC 21. “…The President is authorized in any such event, by his proclamation thereof, or other public act, to direct the conduct…” Not that there is a legal basis to use it.
Anyone left @cnn.com willing to do ACTUAL reporting of the facts and the stakes, like, for instance, who tf did sign it. Seems like an important point.
Kind of feel like that makes this more illegal then
He’s incompetent, a puppet & those around him are making dangerous chilling decisions. He’s just saying yay or nay. When is @cnn going to report this fact. He’s incapable of governing.
Well it must be invalid then and someone falsified his signature and needs to go to jail. Right?
That's because he's a lying pos.
You guys smell that? It smells like bull💩! 💩 come out his mouth all the time. The swamp they said that was in DC is now sewer waste station! You can smell it across the nation! Nasty smelly sewer water. Trump waste station.
So was it signed by auto pen?
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Lie deny repeat lie deny . Trumps game
Coward sets up his supporters to throw them under the bus!
Where is Rudi, anyway?
I'm sorry, What? "We" did this but *I* didn't do this.... typical tRumpsHit I guess.
So he’ll be firing the lying members of his staff who did unjustified illegal actions in his name?
He's such a weasel.
Coward!
Clearly, setting up Rubio to take the fall he is expecting.
On a day when Trump is threatening to close down Social Security, you will not find in CNN.com any coverage. Just a days-old story about the man who was declared dead and isn’t.
He really can't go around touting that his administration's unconstitutional actions are actually covered by a presidential proclamatiom and then be like "but I didn't sign it!" Either he did and this voids it, or didn't and it was never valid. Whichever, his statement should nullify it now.
Dementia Donnie sundowns and doesn't remember signing his own proclamation... Fixed it
Not. He is a chronic LIAR.
He lies
Impeach. Seriously. This is consciousness of guilt. He knows this is about to blow up in his face. He tried to disappear legal status migrants into foreign concentration camps, and now he's scared. Impeach this piece of dogshit. Make Republicans defend this.
Yep and guess who's about to take the fall for it? Little Marco!
Absolutely! He sees the writing on the wall and has the bus pointed at Marco to save himself.
Didn't try, he did
Still seeing where this is going, but sort of. The thing is that they clearly didn't want anyone to realize that this was happening, and then they were in court before planes had even landed. So now we get oversight, and have to hope that Boesberg isn't a coward or a tool.
Yep. He knows this could hit the fan. Call it out.
Um… no? Buck stops with him. You want the power, you get the blame.
Is he lying or suffering from Alzheimer's? Do your job and find out.
No. That's... not what happened. That's not an accurate summation of what occurred or the most consequential or salient cause for publishing this news event. Truth, in a world of lies, deserves the front page. Nuance finds its place in the graphs on A10.
It’s The Art of The Deal Again Signed it Didn’t sign it Might sign it Did I sign it ? Who the fuck knows ? Who cares right ? MAGA don’t care. They believe any Fucking shit I tell them 😂
Maybe he used autopen! 🤷♂️
Of course he did!
Has there ever been a more craven occupant of the big white house ?.
At one moment he claims to be “commander and chief” of the most powerful nation in the world…then he claims I had nothing to do with it….how convenient! Another Trump moment of sending someone down the river to save his ass!
“When you’re a star—they let you.”
Time to throw in the towel and impeach on incompetence. Europe and UK and Canada would have already done so.
Anything signed “in the night” should now be considered compromised, forged, or otherwise fraudulent.
Then who signed it?
The video shows the migrants hair and facial hair being cut, why?? Handcuffed behind their back, leg chains and pushing their body down while walking them to be transported. shocking to see America militias actions. stop the loss of democracy @aoc.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov
The Trumpet, at the first sign of revolt, happily throws Rubix under the bus. Well done everyone, the president who only takes responsibility for the 'good' victories.
Maybe he used auto pen 🤦🏻♂️
Wait, what?
So his WH staff lied in the Federal Register. Not shocking, but a stupid paper trail. Which also begs the question how he can "distance" himself from that record. Oh, you don't want to say he's senile. I get it.
Autopen?
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This is the same guy who's trying to reverse Biden's pardons because of the 'autopen' correct?
Who the fuck is running the country???!!! Why are you guys not on this issue? You fuckers hunted down Biden for every single error as senile, but Trump gets lazy headlines like this.
It’s never HIS fault, idea, responsibility
BS
Whenever something goes badly, it’s not his fault/he didn’t sign it/he didn’t know them/nobody told him. Typical.
Yep, the buck certainly doesn't stop with this President.
Why don’t they share images of the Executive Orders!
That is BS, he knows what is going on. If he doesn't, he is unfit to be President.
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He lied. There...fixed it.
Nothing is ever his fault. Typical narcissist.
He has on his mind ton put all is mistakes on Rubio.😂
1798, you clowns.
The president doesn’t have to sign off on this? Sounds sketchy to me.
Maybe Musky provided the sign off as de facto president.
Next question... can the signing of the Proclamation be delegated? Was there a signed Proclamation? Bearing Trump's signature? if so by whom? (I know I know... it was an Auto Pen signature!)
Alien Enemies Act Could you explain Ludecke v. Watkins 1. Has the Pres made a Proclamation. NO. Case over! 2. is this an attempted predatory incursion / invasion of unnaturalized folks 3. of a hostile nation or govt?
He has SCOTUS immunity, barred from running again, so no worries about reelection.. why does he feel it necessary to back away from this? 🤔
Why do cunts like this live so long. Do the world a favour and just fucking go!
Who is in charge? That seems like something that you should follow up on!
Lol trump is going to leave Tom and Christy holding the bag. As soon as trump leaves office (if he ever dose) the ICC is going to come calling for these two trump would be exempt, but these two will take the fall. And if the president is a Democrat he should hand them over
And threw little Marco under the bus
Spoiler Alert: He lies about every goddam thing.
Has Donald got dementia?
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Time to start setting off the alarms for the American people. You legacy media outlets simply cannot afford to both sides this and downplay that we are in a full-blown authoritarian takeover. Report with the urgency the moment requires.
They play the middle until the very end. CNN is nothing more than a snippet.
“President Trump was obviously referring to the original Alien Enemies Act that was signed back in 1798,” White House communications director Steven Cheung said in the statement. - What a sleight of hand. Who would believe that is what the question was about?!!!
The Autopen Ninja strikes again!
given the cries of bias from Boasberg's critics, it might be important to point out he was initially appointed to be an associate judge by GW Bush
Lower than a snake
Per article 1, sect. 8 of the constitution, only congress can declare war. We aren’t at war so the Aliens Enemies Act (AEA) should not apply. Furthermore, the AEA requires a public announcement by POTUS and a judicial review against each alien. No judicial review. loveman.sdsu.edu/docs/1798Ali...
How about a domestic enemies act with him and musk at the top of the list
This is an incredibly casual framing for saying the President claims someone has usurped his power. Only the President has the authority to invoke the Alien Enemies act.
Sounds like the criticism of his presidential decrees and acts just might be penetrating his thick ego?
The document shows his signature at the bottom. Can you imagine how scary this is?
Autopen
No this is him trying to walk back what he signed.
I meant liar!! But layers of lies is appropriate too!! Maybe that magic pen Biden used??
but did he Docusign it?
Y'all ran defense during the election and you're still running defense now. You're complicit in this.
"I don't know that document very well at all. Did he say he knew me?"
It's auto-pen so in his eyes, it doesn't count, right?
Soooo Marco --- hope it was worth selling your soul so you could fall on this sword for Mango Mussolini. Looks like you might be going through some things.
Senile fool
The dementia is real.
His signature is on it. Do better CNN
No shit. Step up media. You afraid to get deported or jailed?
They showed the signed document
That's the point, lol 🤣
CNN does mention this is said article.😀
"get the buses, we gonna need lots of 'em"
At what point will the media start calling out so these "forgetful" moments as a sign of illness like they did for Biden?
Even that is giving him too much credit, he’s just a pathetic liar desperate to get liked.
No immunity down the line for Miller and the other fascists running amok. Keep the receipts.
Uhhhh does he know he’s the president?
He’s not really the one in charge. He apparently didn’t know that Musk was to be brief on Friday about plans for a potential war with China.
Someone told him the illegal flights to a foreign prison of many who common crime and certainly had no due process may get him in trouble.
So if he says he knows nothing then it should become nul and void!
Trump is just a cheap little con man.
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/... nope, no signature here. #LordDampNut
Marco, meet Bus.
Hahahaha look out Marco here comes the bus….actually, just stay right there.
The guy is a liar. Don't bother.
CNN literally held up the EO with his signature immediately after they played video of him blaming it on Marco Rubio saying he didn’t do it.
Wtf is going on within this Republican regime?
Did his face and response resemble this, because that means cornered and he’s lying. youtu.be/SZzyq3S-4Yk?...
He is senile. He signed it.
This is so dumb. First, he signed it - possibly with autopen, but he approved it regardless. But here's the thing, if he didn't, then it's illegal and should be stopped. So why is it still going on? Claiming he didn't sign it doesn't help him violently remove immigrants like he wants. What an idiot.
Auto pen?! 😱 #hypocrite
Poor reporting CNN. It would take 5 mins for a junior reporter to find the relevant docs and clearly see he did sign them. This would then be the final line of this clip. Call him out everytime he lies.