A forensic linguistic analysis conducted by three leading AI research systems unanimously concluded there was an “extremely low probability” that a 2003 birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein that included a sketch of a naked woman was authored by President Donald Trump, citing “profound” and “pervasive” deviations from Trump’s documented writing patterns spanning four decades of public and private correspondence.
“The stylistic gulf between the note and Trump’s known communication patterns is not merely a matter of slight variation; it represents a fundamental and pervasive mismatch across nearly every linguistic metric,” one AI research report concluded.
The Wall Street Journal in July <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter-we-have-certain-things-in-common-f918d796?mod=hp_lead_pos7">obtained</a> a supposedly Trump-signed letter included in a “bawdy” birthday album compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell for Epstein’s 50th birthday. The Journal claims that Trump framed his letter within “the outline of a naked woman,” allegedly writing to Epstein, “Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.”
On Monday, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee revealed the alleged letter in full after receiving a copy of Jeffrey Epstein&#8217;s &#8220;birthday book&#8221; from his estate. The Journal also <a href="https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/epstein-birthday-book-congress-9d79ab34?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=ASWzDAhdTWEB9NvF-zdWlsRY1yMBuVZI_M7K6GAR5lgs44GCf2WdAW9gQvM9e-O4WhE%3D&amp;gaa_ts=68bf53fc&amp;gaa_sig=ps6h1ToO-A212MrsgkBKa8394PSePr2G6q9NHIOGls7zI6Hmr_XFxRthOZhBmcDaQMJC9UJ7ybSbXUU-VTlTCQ%3D%3D">published</a> a follow-up report.
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🚨🚨HERE IT IS: We got Trump’s birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein that the President said doesn’t exist.
Trump talks about a “wonderful secret” the two of them shared. What is he hiding? Release the files! <a href="https://t.co/k2Mq8Hu3LY">pic.twitter.com/k2Mq8Hu3LY</a>
— Oversight Dems (@OversightDems) <a href="https://twitter.com/OversightDems/status/1965125560016994708?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The White House celebrated the release of the letter, with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt writing on X that &#8220;it’s very clear President Trump did not draw this picture, and he did not sign it.&#8221;
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The latest piece published by the Wall Street Journal PROVES this entire “Birthday Card” story is false.
As I have said all along, it’s very clear President Trump did not draw this picture, and he did not sign it.
President Trump’s legal team will continue to aggressively…
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) <a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1965146390348398627?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Trump has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-files-massive-libel-lawsuit-against-wall-street-journal-over-fake-epstein-letter?author=Nathan+Gay&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Files+Massive+Libel+Lawsuit+Against+Wall+Street+Journal+Over+%E2%80%98Fake%E2%80%99+Epstein+Letter">filed</a> a federal libel lawsuit alleging that the Journal “failed to attach the letter, failed to attach the alleged drawing, failed to show proof that President Trump authored or signed any such letter, and failed to explain how this purported letter was obtained.”
The Daily Wire analyzed the full text of the alleged letter provided by the Journal using the deep research function of three top AI reasoning models: Claude 4.0 Opus Thinking, Perplexity Sonar, and Gemini 2.5 Pro.
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.0 model, using 257 sources including Trump’s writings from the 1980s through 2025, concludes that the letter “exhibits multiple linguistic anomalies that diverge sharply from Trump’s established communication patterns across four decades of authentic writings.”
“A comprehensive forensic analysis comparing the letter’s distinctive features against Trump’s documented idiolect from 1980-2025 raises substantial questions about its authenticity,” the report states.
The Claude analysis finds that “phrases like ‘enigmas never age’ and ‘may every day be another wonderful secret’” present in the alleged letter represent “a level of metaphorical sophistication absent from Trump’s authentic corpus.”
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However, “The most striking discrepancy lies in the letter’s third-person theatrical dialogue format, where Trump and Epstein engage in an imaginary conversation beginning with ‘Voice Over: There must be more to life than having everything.’ This narrative device contradicts Trump’s consistent first-person, direct communication style,” the report states.
While Trump has referred to himself in the third person in some speeches and tweets over the past decade, it is nearly always in a self-aggrandizing tone, typically addressing his most recent public accomplishments. This same pattern has seldom emerged in Trump&#8217;s publicly available written interpersonal exchanges, which never feature a bizarrely intimate and theatrical voiceover.
Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro model, using 127 sources, determined “a very low probability that Donald J. Trump was the author of the text of the questioned document.”
The Gemini report constructed a table comparing Trump’s idiolect over the past half-century to the Epstein letter, pictured below.
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“The pattern that emerges from this comparison is not one of minor variation but of complete inversion,” the report states.
“Across every significant linguistic and rhetorical category, the style of the note is the polar opposite of Donald Trump’s established idiolect,” adding, “Where his style is simple, the note’s is sophisticated. Where he is direct, the note is suggestive. Where he is structurally loose, the note is structurally tight.”
“This consistent pattern of opposition is highly unlikely to be the product of random chance or a momentary stylistic shift,” the Gemini analysis concludes.
Perplexity, using 84 sources, employed forensic linguistics techniques related to “authorship analysis, linguistic fingerprinting, and stylometric methods” to assess the likelihood of Trump writing the letter.
“While forensic linguistic analysis cannot provide absolute certainty, the cumulative evidence indicates the letter was likely not authored by Donald Trump,” the report states. “The linguistic fingerprint analysis supports Trump’s denial of authorship.”
The Perplexity analysis, in line with the Gemini and Claude reports, outlined that Trump’s authentic speech patterns demonstrate a strong preference for direct, rather than abstract language, while the alleged letter in question contains bizarre philosophical musings, such as “may every day be another wonderful secret” — a playful, coy tone notably absent from Trump’s verified communications spanning decades.
“The forensic linguistic analysis reveals substantial inconsistencies between the alleged letter and Trump’s established idiolect,” the report says. “The text demonstrates vocabulary sophistication, syntactic complexity, and philosophical discourse that fundamentally contradict Trump’s well-documented linguistic patterns.
The analysis also noted Trump’s distinctive pattern of using the first-person perspective, with frequent self-references and direct statements.
In contrast, the letter features a script-like structure, complete with character names (“Donald: “, “Jeffrey:”) and a stage direction (“Voice Over:”) — a dramatic narrative structure never observed in Trump’s personal or business writings.
“The absence of Trump’s characteristic linguistic markers, combined with the presence of sophisticated vocabulary and complex dialogue structure, strongly suggests non-authorship,” the Perplexity report concludes.
The Daily Wire’s analysis utilized an objective prompt for all three AI systems, instructing them to “do a forensic linguistic analysis of the alleged note Trump sent to Epstein in the attached PDF, compared to Trump’s established idiolect.”
To test the robustness of their initial findings, the models were also asked to argue the opposite case — to “prove [the letter] was written by Donald J. Trump.”
Even when prompted to find evidence of Trump’s authorship, all three systems could only point to circumstantial factors, such as Trump’s history of sketching and his past association with Epstein. The linguistic evidence itself remained overwhelmingly against Trump’s authorship, with Gemini noting the letter “lacks many of Trump’s most common verbal tics.”
Perplexity went further, refusing to manufacture a case for Trump’s authorship.
“I cannot and will not manufacture or selectively present evidence to support a predetermined conclusion, especially when the available evidence points in the opposite direction,&#8221; it wrote. &#8220;This would constitute the creation of misinformation and would violate basic journalistic integrity.”
The analyses acknowledge that Trump has occasionally used words like “enigma” in some books, such as &#8220;Trump: Surviving at the Top&#8221; in 1990 and &#8220;Trump: How to Get Rich&#8221; in 2004, <a href="https://airmail.news/issues/2023-12-16/i-was-a-trump-ghostwriter">both</a> of which were <a href="https://thestacks.libaac.de/server/api/core/bitstreams/cea06b01-6c77-4552-88de-731dde8cd1db/content">ghostwritten</a>. Even if taken at face value, Claude’s report notes that such isolated word choices simply cannot override the comprehensive stylistic disparities between the letter and Trump’s authentic writing.
Three independent AI forensic analyses reached the same conclusion: the letter’s authorship is fundamentally inconsistent with Trump’s documented writing patterns, supporting President Trump’s denial of authorship.
“The Wall Street Journal, and Rupert Murdoch, personally, were warned directly by President Donald J. Trump that the supposed letter they printed by President Trump to Epstein was a FAKE and, if they print it, they will be sued,” the president <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114871422727186590">said</a> in a Truth Social post.
Trump’s federal libel lawsuit targets Dow Jones, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, and two Wall Street Journal reporters.

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WSJ Epstein Letter ‘Polar Opposite’ Of Trump’s Writing Style: 3 Forensic Analyses Reach Same Verdict

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The Daily Wire has the youngest audience of any English-language news outlet in the United States, several decades younger than the median-age audience of other conservative news sites.
The average Daily Wire reader is 42 years old, according to a new <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/08/28/how-the-audiences-of-30-major-news-sources-differ-by-age/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">Pew Research Center survey.</a> That’s the second-youngest audience of any American news outlet, trailing only Univision. The Spanish-language network’s median viewer is 39. That’s no surprise, given their base is largely Hispanic — one of the youngest demographic groups in the country. Telemundo, also a Spanish network, follows closely at 42, tied with The Daily Wire.
The Daily Wire has the youngest median audience of any conservative news site. The average Fox News viewer is 55, while the Tucker Carlson Network shuffles in at 57. Compare that with Newsmax and Breitbart, where the median ages clock in at 63 and 62, respectively.
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Younger Americans are also tuning out of cable and legacy networks, and turning toward digital-first platforms and independent thinkers. CNN lands at 50, well above the national adult median age of 47. CBS, NBC, and ABC all bring in folks in their late 50s.
The Daily Wire’s popularity with young Americans comes as the demographic increasingly tunes out news altogether.
“Younger Americans are also most likely to turn to news influencers, listen to podcasts and generally follow the news less closely,” Pew wrote in a report on its survey. “In 2022, only 19% of 18- to 29-year-olds said they followed the news all or most of the time, compared with 64% of adults 65 and older.”
The Daily Wire is set to make new inroads to younger audiences this week with the premiere of The Isabel Brown Show. Brown, a Gen Z firebrand and popular content creator, is bringing her unique blend of humor and cultural commentary to DailyWire+.
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Make sure you&#8217;re subbed to our YouTube channel, where you can catch the episode at 2 PM ET (or anywhere else you get your podcasts)!
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The Isabel Brown Show premieres Monday.

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Florida’s surgeon general, alongside GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis, announced on Wednesday that the Sunshine State will end all vaccination mandates, including requirements for schools.
“The Florida Department of Health, in partnership with the government, is working to end all vaccine mandates in Florida law — all of them,” Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo told a room of supporters. “Every last one of them.”
Ladapo went on to say that the government has no right to tell parents what to put in their children’s bodies, or their own bodies, sparking loud applause.
“Every last [mandate] is wrong and drips with disdain — and slavery,” he argued. “Who am I, or anyone else … to tell you what you should put in your body? Who am I to tell you what your child should put in [their] body?”
“I don’t have that right,” he continued. “Your body is a gift from God. What you put into your body is because of your relationship with your body and your God. I don’t have that right. Government does not have that right.”
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🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: The Surgeon General of Florida just announced ALL VACCINE MANDATES IN FLORIDA will be ENDED, and the room erupted.
All. Not just COVID. ALL.
JOSEPH LADAPO: &#8220;Every last one is wrong and DRIPS with disdain and slavery! Who am I, or anyone else, to tell YOU what… <a href="https://t.co/Kah5LscGTo">pic.twitter.com/Kah5LscGTo</a>
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/1963254999204442607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
Ending vaccine requirements for schoolchildren would be a seismic change — every state in the nation currently has school vaccine requirements. Additionally, liberal states have increasingly nixed religious exemptions for families looking to opt their children out of some requirements.
An attorney from New York, who recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/teen-takes-on-new-york-over-vax-mandate-and-wins">won a major vaccine case</a> in the state, told The Daily Wire that since the state did away with religious exemptions, it has also largely eliminated medical exemptions, despite the government’s claims to still accept them.
“The problem really is these New York State Department of Health regulations that were issued in 2019, that led to hundreds of children who had longstanding medical exemptions suddenly getting them revoked,” attorney Sujata Gibson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/teen-takes-on-new-york-over-vax-mandate-and-wins">said</a>. “Many, many families have had to move out of town, get vaccinated against medical advice — some children have been severely harmed by that.”
It’s unclear how vaccine requirements will be peeled back in the state, but Ladapo does oversee the Florida Department of Health. He also noted that this vision will be possible with the help of state lawmakers, who Ladapo said will “have to make decisions” on these matters.
Gov. DeSantis has led the charge on the issue of <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/05/12/desantis-medical-freedom-laws?utm_source=chatgpt.com">medical freedom</a> in the wake of the aggressive COVID policies. In 2023, for example, he signed a set of medical freedom measures into law, which banned mask and vaccine mandates and added new conscience protections for health care providers. He flanked Ladapo during the announcement to end all vaccination requirements on Wednesday.
Federally, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has moved to effectively make COVID vaccine mandates illegal by ending “emergency use authorization” for the vaccines.
“We saw the heavy-handed government with the vaccine mandates with the COVID vaccine, no longer is that possible given the landscape that we’ve created,” FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary <a href="https://x.com/SecKennedy/status/1962895599835009184">said</a>. 
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-removes-woke-crosswalk-sparks-backlash-from-the-left?author=Hank+Berrien&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=DeSantis+Removes+Woke+Crosswalk%2C+Sparks+Backlash+From+The+Left">DeSantis Removes Woke Crosswalk, Sparks Backlash From The Left</a>

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The China-based retailer Shein faced backlash after using images of a man resembling accused murderer Luigi Mangione modeling its clothing.
The images went viral on social media, prompting users to question the company’s advertising decision. Shein blamed the blunder on “a third-party vendor” and quickly removed the ads.
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Luigi Mangione Appears to Model Clothes for Shein <a href="https://t.co/BMMTK89Tde">https://t.co/BMMTK89Tde</a> <a href="https://t.co/CvrrhMYU9c">pic.twitter.com/CvrrhMYU9c</a>
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“The image in question was provided by a third-party vendor and was removed immediately upon discovery. We have stringent standards for all listings on our platform. We are conducting a thorough investigation, strengthening our monitoring processes, and will take appropriate action against the vendor in line with our policies,” a Shein rep said in a statement, per <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/luigi-mangione-shein-shirt-listing-viral-2123622">Newsweek</a>.
Shein is a fast fashion retailer known for its massive, constantly updated selection of trendy clothing and accessories at ultra-low prices. It’s extremely popular with younger shoppers, but has faced growing criticism over sustainability, labor practices, and intellectual property issues.
Mangione pleaded “not guilty” to federal murder charges following the December 2024 shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. 
According to authorities, Mangione shot Thompson, a father of two young children, in a “premeditated, cold-blooded assassination” as an act of “political violence.”
Thompson was gunned down in Midtown Manhattan on December 4, leading to a five-day manhunt that ended with Mangione’s arrest in Pennsylvania.
Mangione’s alleged targeting of Thompson appears meticulously planned, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/luigi-mangione-pleads-not-guilty-as-doj-seeks-death-penalty?author=Nathan+Gay&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Luigi+Mangione+Pleads+Not+Guilty+As+DOJ+Seeks+Death+Penalty">reported</a>. Three 9mm shell casings bearing the words “delay,” “deny,” and “depose” were recovered from the crime scene, which was believed to be a reference to a 2010 book criticizing health insurance industry tactics.
The Department of Justice is seeking the death penalty.
The case has sparked considerable public attention and led to a surprising show of support for Mangione. Former Washington Post and New York Times tech reporter Taylor Lorenz <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taylor-lorenz-refuses-to-condemn-luigi-mangione-gosh-youre-gonna-ask-if-i-condemn-hamas-next?author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Taylor+Lorenz+Refuses+To+Condemn+Luigi+Mangione%3A+%E2%80%98Gosh%2C+You%E2%80%99re+Gonna+Ask+If+I+Condemn+Hamas+Next%E2%80%99">said</a> during an April interview with CNN that the accused murderer was seen as a “revolutionary, who’s famous, who’s handsome, who’s young, who’s smart. He’s a person who seems like he’s this morally good man, which is hard to find.”

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Fast-Fashion Retailer Slammed For Using Luigi Mangione’s Likeness To Sell Clothes

Fast-Fashion Retailer Slammed For Using Luigi Mangione's Likeness To Sell Clothes

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NASHVILLE — Banana Taffy, Dragon Drink, Hawaiian Fruit Punch. Those aren’t smoothies or soft drinks. Those are a sampling of the variety of vapes that continue to enter the United States illegally from China in 2025.
Cases of the brightly-colored devices lined the booths at this year’s Alternative Products Expo in Nashville, Tennessee. Some vape devices featured LED screens. Some were stackable, allowing up to three flavors, enabling the user to concoct their own mixture of candy-like vape flavors. Other vapes were stylized as designer purses. One wholesaler employee pitched a pastel vape device that doubled as a fidget toy.
And as of 2020, all of them were illegal.
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While American manufacturers like JUUL only sell vapes in menthol and tobacco flavors — the only legal flavors in the United States — wholesalers skirt Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations by importing vape products from China. These unregulated Chinese vapes are flooding the United States, despite warning letters and threats of seizure by the FDA. At the Alternative Products Expo, wholesalers promoted their illegal, Chinese vape products completely out in the open.
The Chinese company <a href="https://www.kangvapecig.com/">Kangvape</a> prominently displayed its TC8000 vape. The booth stocked the flavors Cool Mint, Miami Mint, Pineapple Coconut, Vintage, Virginia Tobacco, and Watermelon Ice. A flyer advertised an additional 23 flavors, including Rainbow Paradise.
Kangvape also sold its Speedy Beast vape in 20 flavors — none of which included tobacco or menthol. Instead, the Speedy Beast boasted the exotic-sounding Blue Laffi Taffi, Ruby Delight, and Tropical Starburst.
These are being openly hawked with no concern for past threats of action. The FDA <a href="https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/nfv-llc-dba-nfdvapes-and-nic-fix-doctor-673307-12122023">cited</a> the Rainbow Paradise flavor of the TC8000 in a warning letter from December 2023. Another FDA warning letter from April 2024 <a href="https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/highfi-vape-682420-04302024">noted</a> the illegal Kangvape Onee Stick. 
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FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said cracking down on illegal vapes is a “top priority” for the agency, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-priority-fda-to-crack-down-on-illegal-chinese-vapes">reported</a>.
“Eighty-five percent of the vaping products sold in the vape stores are illegal according to the FDA’s list,” Makary said. “We don’t even know what’s in some of these vaping products.”
There are only 39 vape products that have been authorized by the FDA.
An FDA spokesman says a federal task force is facilitating actions against illegal products.
“FDA has taken numerous actions against unauthorized new tobacco products from international firms, including e-cigarettes that are most popular with youth,” the spokesman told The Daily Wire.
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The FDA reports that it has seized millions of dollars’ worth of illegal products. In January, the agency seized $7 million worth of vape products, including the brand Geek Bar, which an FDA press release <a href="https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/ctp-newsroom/more-7-million-worth-illegal-e-cigarettes-seized-federal-operation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a> “may appeal to youth.”
The seizures haven’t scared Kangvape. The company sold dozens of boxes of Geek Bar vapes at the Expo, featuring flavors ranging from Banana Taffy Freeze to Blue Razz Ice.
Federal action appears to have had little impact on Chinese vapes in general. The Expo featured wholesalers that have received FDA warning letters and seemingly ignored them.
One such wholesaler, Safa Goods, was a sponsor of the Expo. Its name appeared on Expo nametags, as did advertisements for two other illegal vape brands, Beri Crush and Raz LTX.
The warning letter to Safa, <a href="https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/safa-goods-llc-665079-10052023">sent</a> in October 2023, cited the illegal vape product EB Design BC5000 Blue Razz Ice. Safa’s booth didn’t advertise the EB vapes. But it did sell the illegal vape Raz LTX 25K, which was <a href="https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/vapejuicecom-709722-05302025">cited</a> in an FDA warning letter from May 2025.
The Raz LTX 25K is a <a href="https://mipod.com/blogs/mipodblog/what-happened-to-raz-dc25000-vapes?srsltid=AfmBOor8Y9qvgdp0D6RivbJ6vGd7lvXcRpp2AeXAOV_R7DvF28cbEUfl">rebrand</a> of the Raz DC25000, which has also been cited in multiple FDA warning letters. Safa’s Expo booth sold the flavor Mango Loco, which was <a href="https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/thesmokeplugcom-709720-05302025">named</a> in an FDA warning letter from May 2025.
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Safa also sold dozens of flavors aside from menthol and tobacco in additional brands.
The company is the subject of a New York lawsuit <a href="https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-sues-nations-largest-vape-distributors-fueling-youth">suing</a> multiple vape distributors “for illegally distributing, marketing, and selling flavored disposable vapes.”
A primary concern with these vapes, with flavors more fit for a candy store than a tobacco shop, is that they appeal to children. Illegal e-cigarettes often attract children and teens through bright colors and fruit- and candy-based flavors, according to Makary.
The FDA spokesman said the agency works with “federal partners to combat these attempted illegal imports and enhance enforcement activities,” especially against vape products “that may be appealing to youth.”
An FDA seizure in 2023 included the illegal brand Lost Mary. Expo wholesaler Strictly E-Cig’s 2025 product catalog advertised 30 flavors of Lost Mary vapes, with names such as Dragon Drink, Rocket Popsicle, and Scary Berry. The Lost Mary products are available for purchase online.
Another wholesaler, Sol Trading, leaned into pastel colors and “cutie, fruity flavors” to market its UT Bar vape, which one employee pitched as both a vape and a fidget toy.
The UT Bar combines two flavors into one vape. The flavor combinations included B-Pop and Watermelon, Citrus Ice and Sour Fab, Cool Mint and Icy Mint, and Raspberry and White Peach.
Multiple sellers advertised flavor combinations at the Expo. Chinese-based company Ziip Lab sold its Z-Land vape, which allows the user to stack up to three vape pods for more than 125,000 flavor combinations, according to a handout from the booth.
The flyer advertised stacking flavors such as Berry Mix and Guava, as well as Blueberry, Green Apple, and Orange. Z-Land comes in a total of 51 flavors, including Milk, Rainbow Rain, and Skittle Ice Fruits.
Another wholesaler, Unishow, sold GeakNexx vapes at the Expo. Unishow <a href="https://www.fda.gov/media/128992/download?attachment">received</a> an FDA warning letter in 2019 for selling illegal products. The GeakNexx vapes came in about a dozen illicit flavors, including Blue Oat Donut, Frozen Fcuking Fab, and Strawberry Banana.
The Alternative Products Expo, Kangvape, Safa Goods, Strictly E-Cig, Unishow, and Ziip Lab did not respond to requests for comment.
The illegal vapes didn’t stop with the wholesalers. The Alternative Products Expo itself advertised a giveaway of $50,000 worth of illegal vape products, including the disposable Geek Bar Pulse and the Raz DC25000, and the Raz TN9000. The <a href="https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/denverelectroniccigarettescom-708988-05162025">Geek Bar Pulse</a>, Raz DC25000, and <a href="https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/nepa-wholesale-inc-710957-06262025">Raz TN9000</a> have been cited in FDA warning letters.
The Expo promoted the illegal vapes giveaway with a large sign and a locked case of vapes just inside the entrance to the convention center. It also marketed the giveaway online and in the official show book.
The advertised flavors included Blue Razz Ice, Fire and Ice, and Miami Mint. An additional flavor, Strawberry Burst, did not contain nicotine.
The Expo was not only for vapes, but also “the full spectrum of alternative products,” including CBD-based products, mushrooms, and Kratom, another drug that’s become dangerously popular with America’s teenagers.
Many of these vapes are smuggled into the United States. A previous Daily Wire investigation <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/china-is-flooding-america-with-illegal-vapes-and-more-than-90-fly-under-the-radar">found</a> that over 90% of imported Chinese vape products in 2024 were not included in U.S. import data. The companies often disguise their products by labeling them as battery chargers and flashlights.
“[What] we have been doing is laughable,” Makary said. “We’re going to start confiscating and seizing. We’re going to take this seriously.”

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A public health journal is undermining scientific inquiry through “blatantly partisan” calls for submissions that attack pro-life policies and laws shielding children from transgender procedures, a medical watchdog organization told The Daily Wire.
The Boston Congress of Public Health Review, a “social justice” health journal, <a href="https://bcphr.org/wp-content/uploads/BCPHR-Edition-93-Letters-to-the-Editor.pdf">issued a call</a> for submissions from researchers and students “impacted by conservative political policies.” These conservative policies include “abortion bans on health care, anti-trans laws on access to gender-affirming care,” “LGBTQ+ health,” and “anti-climate policies.” 
The call for submissions from researchers, public health officials, and students for its fall 2025 issue drew criticism from Do No Harm, an organization devoted to de-politicizing medicine. Do No Harm Medical Director Kurt Miceli told The Daily Wire that the journal was undermining science by focusing on politics. 
“The Boston Congress of Public Health Review’s blatantly partisan call for submissions highlights the harmful politicization of medicine,” Miceli said. “Rather than centering its efforts on advancing public health and improving medical outcomes through rigorous, evidence-based inquiry, the BCPHR Journal elevates ideological themes – such as social justice and health equity – at the expense of objective analysis.”
Previously known as the Harvard Public Health Review, the Boston Congress of Public Health Review is <a href="https://bcphr.org/about-hphr-journal/">published</a> by the Boston Congress of Public Health, a non-profit organization. Its mission is to “improve health equity and social justice globally through the publication of public health content grounded in the thoughtful evaluation of evidence.”
Topics that the journal is accepting submissions on include: “Barriers to conducting or publishing research on reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ health, or gun violence”; “Reflections on abortion bans on health care, anti-trans laws on access to gender-affirming care, loss of comprehensive sex education in schools or communities”; “Personal and mental health impacts of conservative policies on one’s public health education, funding, career, or research”; “Effects of anti-climate policies on vulnerable populations and environmental health”; and “Calls for action to protect science, equity, and public health infrastructure.”
The journal is also seeking submissions on themes such as “<a href="https://bcphr.org/wp-content/uploads/BCPHR-Edition-48-Lesbian-Healtha-1.pdf">Lesbian Health</a>,” “<a href="https://bcphr.org/wp-content/uploads/BCPHR-Edition-57-Indigenous-Healtha-1.pdf">Indigenous Health</a>,” and Immigration. This includes <a href="https://bcphr.org/wp-content/uploads/BCPHR-Edition-92-Immigration.pdf">topics</a> on “sexuality and two-spirited in public health,” “policing, disappearing, and terrorism: deportation in 2025,” and “impact of white supremacy, nativist policies, racism, homophobia, xenophobia, and stigma on migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.”
The journal also suggests a “<a href="https://bcphr.org/social-justice-guidelines/">social justice checklist</a>” on its website for those submitting articles to “ensure that some of these criteria are present before submission. Those include “racial and ethnic minorities,” “LGBTQ+ individuals,” and “individuals in sex work,” among others. 
Miceli said the journal was emblematic of how activists have hijacked the medical field. 
“Empirical study gets displaced by ideological narratives rooted in identity politics and progressive activism,” he told The Daily Wire. “In doing so, the BCPHR undermines the essential role of a medical journal: to foster fact-based dialogue and improve healthcare through scientific investigation.”

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A petition for clemency for the illegal immigrant truck driver charged with killing three people while making an illegal U-turn is gaining traction online, leading to outrage from people who believe the opposite approach is warranted.
Harjinder Singh entered the country illegally in 2018.
More than 2.5 million people have signed the change.org petition directed toward Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Board of Executive Clemency, urging them to consider that the accused has no criminal history and simply made a “terrible mistake.”
But DeSantis had already made it clear that he was taking the case seriously as he sent Florida’s new lieutenant governor, Jay Collins, to California last week to extradite Singh. “Fleeing to a sanctuary state will not prevent him from facing justice in Florida, and we will make sure of that. He will be held accountable for his criminal actions,” the governor said at the time, per <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/desantis-state-line-wont-protect-criminal-illegals-sends-chuck-norris-deputy-nab-fugitive-trucker">Fox News</a>.
Singh, 28, was charged with three counts of vehicular homicide and was recently denied bail as he awaits trial. California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom is also catching heat because the state issued Singh a commercial driver’s license despite him not being in the country legally. California is one of 19 states to issue licenses to illegal immigrants.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said last week that he had launched an investigation into the accident, calling it a “preventable tragedy,” as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/preventable-tragedy-duffy-blames-multiple-states-as-illegal-alien-faces-charges-in-florida-crash">reported</a>.
“If states had followed the rules, this driver would never have been behind the wheel and three precious lives would still be with us,” Duffy said. “This crash was a preventable tragedy directly caused by reckless decisions and compounded by despicable failures.”
The online petition for clemency is being blasted online, with many commenters weighing in on the situation.
“They’d rather defend an illegal truck driver than protect American lives. I guarantee you, I know what their political ideologies are. Pure clown world,” one commenter <a href="https://x.com/CajunCombatVet/status/1959772678682022005">wrote</a>.
“It shouldn’t matter if 50 million sign it. We don’t impose justice by popular opinion. We have laws for a reason. 3 people lost their lives. Is there any justice for them?” another person <a href="https://x.com/pattydavid/status/1959804241448484996">agreed</a>.

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Convicted murderer Erik Menendez has been denied parole after months of speculation that he might be walking free.
The California Parole Board held a ten-hour-long hearing on Thursday to discuss the case to determine if the 54-year-old still posed “a threat to society.” Menendez was found guilty of the 1989 murders of his parents, Kitty and Jose Menendez. His older brother, Lyle, 57, was also found guilty and will have a parole hearing on Friday.
Erik is not eligible for another parole hearing for three years.
“While we respect the decision, today’s outcome was, of course, disappointing and not what we hoped for,” several members of the Menendez family said in a statement, per <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/erik-menendez-california-parole-board-hearings/">CBS News</a>. “But our belief in Erik remains unwavering, and we know he will take the Board’s recommendation in stride. His remorse, growth, and the positive impact he’s had on others speak for themselves. We will continue to stand by him and hold to the hope he is able to return home soon.”
The board heard statements of support from members of the Menendez family, but it wasn’t ultimately enough to convince the panel to grant Erik parole. 
“Two things can be true. They can love and forgive you, and you can still be found unsuitable for parole,” Parole Board Commissioner Robert Barton said, as the outlet noted. “I believe in redemption, or I wouldn’t be doing this job. But based on the legal standards, we find that you continue to pose an unreasonable risk to public safety.”  
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Barton also noted that the decision was swayed by Erik’s behavior in prison, which included multiple violations, such as inappropriate behavior with visitors, drug smuggling, misuse of computers, cell phone usage, and violence. The parole board commissioner said they were forced to evaluate all of the convicted felon’s behavior and chances of reoffending, not just his likelihood of committing murder.
The Menendez brothers insist that the killings of their parents were justified, claiming they endured sexual, emotional, and physical abuse from their father.
After they were initially sentenced to life in prison without parole, a Los Angeles judge resentenced both brothers to 50 years to life in May, making them eligible for parole. 
Judge Michael Jesic said he had given the case “long thought.” While the judge described Lyle and Erik’s crime as “absolutely horrific,” he added that, in his opinion, they’ve been rehabilitated while incarcerated for the past three decades.
“Life without parole gives an inmate no hope, no reason to do anything good. And I give them a lot of credit. It’s remarkable what they did when they had no hope of getting out,” Jesic said.
Former Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, a Democrat often described as “the godfather of progressive prosecutors,” initiated the resentencing process before losing his re-election bid to Nathan Hochman. In March, the new DA filed a motion to withdraw the resentencing petition, saying the self-defense claims were nothing but “lies.” 
“The Menendez brothers have failed to come clean with the full extent of their criminal conduct, their cover-up, their lies and their deceit,” Hochman said in May.

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President Donald Trump clarified details about the new trade deals with the European Union (EU) and China in an interview on Tuesday, including floating the possibility of 35% tariffs on EU goods and stating that he intends to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Goods from the EU <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trumps-art-of-the-trade-deal-here-are-the-countries-that-have-reached-agreements-with-america">initially</a> faced 30% tariffs under Trump&#8217;s Liberation Day tariff plan, but – after reaching an agreement in late July – an agreement was made for 15% on exports such as vehicles and medicine, among other products.
Trump <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1952733095259472349">explained</a> on CNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Squawk Box&#8221; that EU exports would be slapped with 35% tariffs if the Union did not follow through with the terms of the agreement. Critics have objected to the trade deal, which they say lacked the &#8220;teeth&#8221; to enforce the agreement.
Included in the trade agreement, the European Union committed to purchasing $750 billion worth of energy from the United States and investing an additional $600 billion in the U.S. economy. Trump added that &#8220;They gave me $600 billion and that&#8217;s a gift. … They gave us $600 billion that we can invest in anything we want.&#8221;
Trump also floated plans to re-shore <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/05/trump-says-pharma-tariffs-could-eventually-reach-up-to-250percent.html">pharmaceutical</a> manufacturing from countries like China and Ireland to the United States by increasing tariff rates to 250% over a few years, which is one of the most dramatic moves to address the lack of domestic production of necessary medicines. 
Trump&#8217;s deal with the EU is still in the final stages of completion. On Tuesday, the EU announced that it would be suspending its retaliatory tariffs in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/e-u-to-suspend-retaliatory-tariff-on-u-s-for-six-months-as-massive-trade-deal-is-finalized?author=Reuters&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=E.U.+To+Suspend+Retaliatory+Tariff+On+U.S.+For+Six+Months+As+Massive+Trade+Deal+Is+Finalized">statement</a>.
A spokesperson said, &#8220;The EU continues to work with the U.S. to finalize a Joint Statement, as agreed on 27 July. … With these objectives in mind, the Commission will take the necessary steps to suspend by 6 months the EU&#8217;s countermeasures against the U.S., which were due to enter into force on 7 August.&#8221;
The president also clarified his plans to meet with Chinese President Xi. He said he intends to meet with Xi only after China and the US agree on the terms of a trade deal.
&#8220;I&#8217;ll end up having a meeting before the end of the year, most likely, if we make a deal,&#8221; Trump said in the interview. &#8220;But we&#8217;re getting very close to a deal. We&#8217;re getting along with China very well.&#8221;
Many questions arose about Trump&#8217;s plans to finalize the deal with China after multiple news outlets <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-xi-aides-discussed-autumn-us-china-leaders-meeting-sources-say-2025-07-20/">reported</a> that Trump was pushing for a meeting with Xi. Trump insisted on TruthSocial and in interviews that he had no plans to reach out to Xi for a meeting because, as he said, &#8220;China is very reliant on the United States.&#8221;
Although Trump continues to move around the deadlines for other countries to reach a trade deal, consumer sentiment continues to increase, according to a report by the University of Michigan, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/consumer-confidence-climbs-as-trump-pushes-ahead-with-tariffs?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Consumer+Confidence+Climbs+As+Trump+Pushes+Ahead+With+Tariffs">reported</a>.
&#8220;Perceptions of this month&#8217;s economic developments were similar across the political spectrum; Republicans, Independents, and Democrats all saw some minor increases in sentiment this month,&#8221; the University of Michigan stated.
Trump&#8217;s tariff rollout, which lays a baseline of 10% on all countries with a trade deficit with the U.S. and a varying percentage on others that have struck a deal, will go into effect on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-drops-new-tariff-plan-on-eve-of-trumps-trade-deadline?author=Tim+Pearce&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=White+House+Drops+New+Tariff+Plan+On+Eve+Of+Trump%E2%80%99s+Trade+Deadline">August 7</a>.

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In what&#8217;s being praised as another &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rfk-jr-targets-ultra-processed-foods-in-latest-move-to-maha">Make America Healthy Again</a>&#8221; win, a growing number of states have been approved to limit <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/why-can-food-stamps-buy-junk-food-how-doge-could-save-billions-and-maha">food stamp</a> purchases to healthier options, cutting out sugary drinks and candy.
Agriculture Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-amnesty-trump-usda-chief-address-deportations-of-illegal-farm-workers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brooke Rollins</a> on Monday authorized waivers from another six states asking to limit purchases with food stamps &#8212; known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The latest states to join the MAHA trend are West Virginia, Florida, Colorado, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
In total, 12 states are now approved to limit food stamps since President Donald Trump took office in January and tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. &#8212; the figurehead of the MAHA movement &#8212; to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Below are the 12 states making these cuts:
Arkansas: Soda, fruit and vegetable drinks with less than 50% natural juice, other unhealthy drinks, and candy will be barred from food stamps purchases by July 2026.
Colorado: By March 2026, SNAP will restrict soft drink purchases.
Florida: Soda, energy drinks, candy, and prepared desserts will no longer be permitted food stamp purchases by January 2026.
Idaho: Soda and candy will be restricted by January 2026.
Indiana: Soft drinks and candy will be restricted by January 2026.
Iowa: By January 2026, taxable food items in the state, which will include most candy, soft drinks, and prepared foods, will be restricted. 
Louisiana: With a target date of January 15, 2026, the state will ban the purchase of soft drinks, energy drinks, and candy with SNAP.
Nebraska: Soda and energy drinks will be restricted by January 2026.
Oklahoma: Soft drinks and candy will be restricted by January 2026.
Texas: By April 2026, sweetened drinks and candy will be barred from SNAP purchases.
Utah: Soft drink purchases will be barred by January 2026.
West Virginia: Soda will be restricted by January 2026.
Kennedy on Tuesday reaffirmed his message that taxpayers should not be forced to pay for unhealthy foods like soda and candy, which he says are fueling the obesity epidemic in the U.S. and making Americans sick.
&#8220;We are spending $405 million a day on SNAP and about 10% is going to sugary drinks, and if you add candies to that, it&#8217;s about 13-17%.&#8221;
&#8220;We all believe in free choice,&#8221; the secretary emphasized. &#8220;We live in a democracy &#8212; people can make their own choice about what they are going to buy and what they are not going to buy. If you want to buy a sugary soda, you should be able to do that, but the U.S. taxpayer should not pay for it.&#8221;
&#8220;U.S. taxpayers should not be paying to feed the poorest kids in the country food that will give them diabetes,&#8221; RFK added.
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🚨 BREAKING: Secretary RFK Jr. says he is officially moving to BAN food stamps from being used for soda
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&#8220;The U.S. Taxpayer should NOT be paying to feed the poorest kids in the country food that will give them diabetes.&#8221;
&#8220;We are spending $405 MILLION a day on SNAP..… <a href="https://t.co/jjsmZ8DrGE">pic.twitter.com/jjsmZ8DrGE</a>
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/why-can-food-stamps-buy-junk-food-how-doge-could-save-billions-and-maha">Why Can Food Stamps Buy Junk Food? How DOGE Could Save Billions And MAHA</a>

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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) confirmed Friday it will cease operations after Republicans in Congress eliminated $1.1 billion in federal funding for the organization, which has been a primary financial source for NPR and PBS.
“Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote, and petitioned Congress to preserve federal funding for CPB, we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations,” CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/01/cpb-npr-pbs-corporation-public-broadcasting">said</a> in a statement.
The organization notified employees that most staff positions would be eliminated by the end of the fiscal year on September 30.
“CPB remains committed to fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities and supporting our partners through this transition with transparency and care,” Harrison added.
Founded in 1967, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a nonprofit tasked with doling out government funds to local radio and TV stations around the country.
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The CPB had already been approved for $535 million in government funding this year before the funding was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-house-delivers-trumps-9b-cut-to-global-aid-and-public-broadcasting-gets-final-approval">clawed back</a>, with millions of dollars going directly to NPR and PBS, to the anger of many conservatives.
“It is very important that all Republicans adhere to my Recissions [sic] Bill and, in particular, DEFUND THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (PBS and NPR), which is worse than CNN &amp; MSDNC put together,” Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taking-back-control-senate-votes-to-claw-back-9b-from-foreign-aid-public-broadcasting">said</a> in a post on Truth Social in mid-July.
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As The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taxpayer-funded-pbs-show-pushes-93-anti-trump-bias-study-finds">reported</a>, a Media Research Center (MRC) study found the taxpayer-funded PBS program “Washington Week with The Atlantic” consistently exhibited a staggering 93% negative bias against Republicans and the Trump administration over three months, despite claiming to provide “objective” political coverage.
“The panelists spent 83 minutes opining on Republicans, focusing on Trump and his administration, in 93% negative fashion (77 minutes negative, six minutes positive),” the MRC report reads.
House Republicans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/anti-american-airwaves-gop-lawmakers-grill-nprpbs-execs-over-institutional-bias">grilled</a> NPR chief executive Katherine Maher in July on the organization’s bias against conservatives, focusing in particular on the cover-up of the Hunter Biden laptop story during the 2020 election, which Maher attempted to backtrack on.
Former NPR senior business editor Uri Berliner, who resigned after publishing an essay critical of the network’s leftward shift, was referenced by Republican lawmakers as further evidence of the outlet’s bias, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/npr-editor-who-accused-network-of-liberal-bias-resigns">reported</a>.
In a text message to The New York Times, he wrote that he believes the organization should “openly acknowledge and embrace its progressive orientation” and decline federal support, contradicting Maher’s claims of NPR’s supposed objectivity.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will cease all operations by January 2026, in a major blow to both broadcasters.
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Texas Republicans proposed a new congressional map Wednesday that would create five new GOP-leaning districts in a move to maintain the party’s slim House majority ahead of the 2026 midterms.
The redistricting plan targets districts in South Texas with growing Hispanic Republican support and aims to solidify the party&#8217;s slim House majority. If passed, the new lines would flip the Texas delegation from 25-13 in favor of the GOP to 30-8.
President Trump <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trumps-texas-sized-redistricting-dreams-politics-desk-rcna218981">advocated</a> for the redistricting effort earlier this month, pushing for &#8220;a very simple redrawing&#8221; to &#8220;pick up five seats.&#8221;
Under the proposal, several Democratic incumbents would have their districts carved up or eliminated. 
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TEXAS GOP PROPOSE CONGRESSIONAL MAP ELIMINATING 5 DEMOCRATIC SEATS <a href="https://t.co/zUgfKjHG0c">pic.twitter.com/zUgfKjHG0c</a>
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Representatives Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez, who narrowly won reelection in 2024 despite Trump carrying both districts, would see their districts redrawn to favor Republicans by 10-point margins. The map also <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/30/new-congressional-texas-map-redistricting-00483086?utm_content=politico/magazine/Politics&amp;utm_source=flipboard">eliminates</a> three Democrat-held seats in San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas, replacing them with districts that Trump won by 15 or more points.
In Houston, leftist Rep. Al Green&#8217;s Ninth Congressional District would be combined with the vacant Democratic-held 18th, creating a new 61% Hispanic district further east that Trump would have carried by 15 points, according to Politico.
Cook Political Report Senior Editor &amp; Elections Analyst Dave Wasserman identified a &#8220;clear&#8221; Republican strategy shown in the new map.
&#8220;Bottom line: it&#8217;s clear what Republicans&#8217; strategy is here. Create as many solid Trump seats as possible while *increasing* the number of Hispanic-majority seats by population, even though Hispanic *voters* will be well south of 40% of the electorate in several of them,&#8221; Wasserman <a href="https://x.com/Redistrict/status/1950575922903654900">said</a> on X.
Democrats have vowed to fight the redistricting effort on multiple fronts. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is set to meet Texas Democratic lawmakers in Austin to discuss potential responses, including the possibility of denying Republicans a quorum by walking out of the special session.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has threatened retaliatory action, suggesting he would redraw his state&#8217;s maps to counter the GOP&#8217;s Texas plan — a move that would require bypassing California&#8217;s independent redistricting commission.
&#8220;Donald Trump asks for 5 seats and Greg Abbott automatically bends the knee. The 2026 election is being rigged,&#8221; Newsom <a href="https://x.com/GavinNewsom/status/1950575761448124564">posted</a> on X. &#8220;California won&#8217;t sit back and watch this happen.&#8221;
Vice President JD Vance responded, blasting California&#8217;s already &#8220;outrageous&#8221; gerrymander.
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The gerrymander in California is outrageous. Of their 52 congressional districts, 9 of them are Republican. That means 17 percent of their delegation is Republican when Republicans regularly win 40 percent of the vote in that state. 
How can this possibly be allowed?
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The Texas legislature will consider the plan during a 30-day special session ending August 19. The redistricting committee is scheduled to hold its first hearing on the proposed map this Friday.

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