Right now, there is a bill headed to President Trump’s desk that will protect Americans from deepfake and revenge pornography. This is an incredible win for Americans, and something I have been fighting for my entire career. 
Over decades in the cybersecurity field, I’ve helped solve a lot of crises for government agencies, major corporations and more. But there’s a certain kind of call that I still dread getting. It starts with a trembling voice on the other end of the line: “Can you help me?” As they tell their tale, my heart sinks. A lump forms in my throat. This is another life shattered by explicit images strewn across the digital public square, each notification on their phone another dagger into their sense of safety as the image spreads.
For years, my team and I have made a point to fight for these survivors. We make calls, write letters, beg social media giants to remove the content – real photos stolen from private moments or deepfakes conjured by AI’s dark alchemy. This crime is indiscriminate. It targets the socialites, the professionals, rising stars, the rich and the poor. One professional athlete, a courageous woman I helped, saw her stolen images resurface dozens of times over several years. She told me it made her want to stop leaving her house. Even Scarlett Johansson — a global icon with every possible resource at her fingertips — can’t banish her deepfakes for good. If she’s powerless, what chance do everyday victims have? They have to watch their trauma go viral, reliving it with every view. Some, in desperation, have taken their own lives.
There are different ways to refer to this phenomenon. Terms like “revenge porn” and “deepfake” are often used interchangeably. “Deepfake” describes a specific kind of AI-produced image that usually uses a reproduction of a real person’s face. I reject “revenge porn” because while it may sound edgy in headlines, it re-victimizes the victim. People take intimate images of themselves for all kinds of reasons, from self-confidence to sharing with someone they trust. That may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it doesn’t make it okay to share those peoples’ images without their consent in ways for which they weren’t intended. That’s why I refer to these pictures or videos as non-consensual intimate images, or NCII.
It wasn’t that long ago that pornography hid behind brown wrappers and clerks who checked IDs before you bought it. Now, anyone can steal an image, fabricate a lie, and blast it worldwide at lightning speed. The Cyber Civil Rights Initiative estimates over 15 million Americans – that’s 1 out of every 23 of us – have faced NCII sharing, a number that continues to balloon as AI fuels the carnage. Deepfakes — 98% pornographic, 99% targeting women — number in the hundreds of thousands, with just 16 sites known for hosting them racking up 200 million visits in a six-month period last year.
Social media companies can do better. It’s the right thing to do, and they have the technology to do it. If their algorithm can figure out my favorite shoe color and relentlessly sell them to me, they should be able to address this plague across their platforms. They are making some efforts. Meta removed 1.2 million NCII items in 2024’s first half, but gaps persist. And it’s not entirely the fault of the platforms themselves. 

A tangle of laws and regulations used to combat NCII sharing makes the process slower and more difficult. A 2024 study found that X (formerly Twitter) left 25 reported deepfakes up for weeks, while removing copyright violations in hours – a stark sign that today’s laws prioritize property over people. YouTube and TikTok axe millions of videos over copyright claims, yet billions of views on deepfake sites reveal a glaring chasm. Victims currently have to navigate a maze of rules, pleading to faceless systems with no human to hear their pain and no guarantees the images will come down.
That’s why their haunting words echo in my mind: “Can you help me?” Yes, I can. But my team can’t chase resurgent ghosts across the internet forever.
Thankfully, Washington has woken up to the crisis. The &#8216;Take It Down Act&#8221; makes publishing non-consensual intimate imagery — real or AI-crafted — a federal crime and requires platforms to remove it within 48 hours of a victim’s plea. The bill’s sponsors are Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Amy Klobuchar – both outspoken, prominent members of their parties who have run for president in recent years. They have very little in common politically – although they are both parents of daughters. But they worked together to secure an astounding unanimous vote to pass the bill in the Senate. And this week, thankfully, it received an overwhelming victory in the House and is now headed to President Trump’s desk.
Critics, many from the libertarian tech crowd, claim the &#8220;Take It Down Act&#8221; stifles free speech, but protecting victims from abuse isn’t censorship — it’s justice. It helps the rule of law catch up with the pace of technology. It’s not about politics, it’s about people. By one estimate, over 4 million American children have been scarred by AI porn fakes of themselves or peers. The NCII porn pirates don’t care who you vote for – they will strike your family, your friends, your coworkers. The sensible updates to our laws included in the &#8220;Take It Down Act&#8221; will help us protect ourselves and each other. This is a victory worth celebrating.
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Theresa Payton is the CEO of Fortalice Solutions. She was the first female White House chief information officer, serving under President George W. Bush.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Daily Wire.

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WASHINGTON—In a splashy Tuesday morning scoop, Punchbowl News revealed that Amazon would start displaying how much an item&#8217;s cost had derived from tariffs next to the product&#8217;s total listed price. By noon, Jeff Bezos had backed down.
In the hours in between, Bezos received a private blasting from President Donald Trump, which happened to come just after he took a very public one from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Leavitt took her briefing room podium ready for the question: she had an article printed out that showed Bezos beneath the headline &#8220;Amazon partnered with China propaganda arm.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;ll take this question since I just got off the phone with the president about Amazon&#8217;s announcement,&#8221; Leavitt said from the podium. &#8220;This was a hostile and political act by Amazon. Why didn&#8217;t Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years?&#8221;
She added, &#8220;It&#8217;s not a surprise, because, as Reuters recently wrote, Amazon has partnered with a Chinese propaganda arm.&#8221;
A source familiar with the day&#8217;s events told The Daily Wire that as Leavitt was publicly laying into Bezos, Trump, who watches all of the White House press briefings, was privately calling him and bringing the hammer down.
It was a two-pronged approach that highlights the role Leavitt plays in the White House: not just the president&#8217;s spokeswoman, but his secret weapon in high-stakes fights. “Karoline and POTUS are a one-two punch,&#8221; a source familiar with how the day unfolded shared with The Daily Wire.
<div id="attachment_913727" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/one-two-punch-karoline-leavitt-emerges-as-trumps-secret-weapon-in-amazon-win/us-politics-leavitt-briefing-16" rel="attachment wp-att-913727"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-913727" class="wp-image-913727 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/04/GettyImages-2212028426-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/04/GettyImages-2212028426-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/04/GettyImages-2212028426-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/04/GettyImages-2212028426-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/04/GettyImages-2212028426.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /></a>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent take questions from reporters on April 29, 2025.  (Photo by STAFF/AFP via Getty Images)</div>
The president was made aware of the story on Tuesday morning before Leavitt strode into the briefing at 8:30 a.m., flanked by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, to discuss how the Trump administration is &#8220;unleashing economic greatness.&#8221;
Leavitt used the news of Amazon&#8217;s slight to push that economic message, but also to lay into Bezos and his company.
&#8220;So this is another reason why Americans should buy American. It&#8217;s another reason why we are on-shoring critical supply chains here at home to shore up our own critical supply chain, and boost our own manufacturing here,&#8221; Leavitt said.
Pressed on whether Bezos is &#8220;still a Trump supporter,&#8221; she responded: &#8220;Look, I will not speak to the president&#8217;s relationship with Jeff Bezos but I will tell you that this was certainly a hostile and political action by Amazon.&#8221;
The incident prompted a slew of headlines and social media posts highlighting Leavitt&#8217;s characterization of Amazon as &#8220;hostile.&#8221;
Punchbowl broke the Amazon news in a Tuesday morning story literally sponsored by the company (Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment on this point).
&#8220;Amazon doesn’t want to shoulder the blame for the cost of President Donald Trump’s trade war,&#8221; reported the publication. &#8220;So the e-commerce giant will soon show how much Trump’s tariffs are adding to the price of each product.&#8221;
Amid the buzz, and shortly after the briefing ended, Walmart announced a new &#8220;Grow With Us&#8221; initiative (<a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/04/29/walmart-products-made-america-small-business-program">announced exclusively with Axios</a>) focused on &#8220;expanding support for American-made products&#8221; and &#8220;providing small businesses with new tools and paths for success.&#8221;
&#8220;With Grow with US and the upcoming 2025 Open Call, Walmart is making it easier for U.S.-based entrepreneurs to navigate the complexities of retail and bring their products to a national stage,&#8221; Walmart said in a Tuesday release.
Leavitt quickly celebrated the move by Amazon&#8217;s competitor, calling it the &#8220;Trump effect.&#8221;
And by 11:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Amazon was refuting the report it had exclusively shared with Punchbowl in its sponsored story.
“The team that runs our ultra-low-cost Amazon Haul store considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products,&#8221; Amazon spokesperson Tim Doyle said, adding: &#8220;This was never approved and is not going to happen.”
Trump himself addressed the matter as he headed to Michigan to rally in honor of the first 100 days of his second term.
&#8220;Jeff Bezos was very nice,&#8221; the president told reporters outside the White House. &#8220;He was terrific. He solved the problem very quickly and he did the right thing. He&#8217;s a good guy.&#8221;

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In recognition of President Donald Trump&#8217;s executive actions aimed at increasing transparency in health care pricing, a patient group is sponsoring mobile billboards in front of the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services to say thank you.
PatientsRightsAdvocate.org told The Daily Wire that the campaign was inspired by Trump&#8217;s push to make the cost of treatments and procedures more readily available to the public. In February, Trump signed an <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/making-america-healthy-again-by-empowering-patients-with-clear-accurate-and-actionable-healthcare-pricing-information/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">executive order</a> meant to require &#8220;hospitals and health plans to deliver meaningful price information to the American people.&#8221;
The billboards feature graphics of Trump in a Superman-style outfit with the words &#8220;President Trump Delivers Healthcare Price Transparency&#8221; and &#8220;Trump To Give Americans Real Prices In Healthcare!&#8221; PatientsRightsAdvocate is an <a href="https://www.patientrightsadvocate.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">organization</a> that seeks to improve the healthcare industry by promoting competition and efficiency.
The same campaign was previously rolled out in Times Square on Monday, and is expected to run until May 4.
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&#8220;The magnitude of President Trump&#8217;s delivering &#8216;radical&#8217; price transparency in healthcare is historic. Patients soon will have access to actual prices, not estimates, before they receive care,&#8221; said Cynthia Fisher, the founder and chairman of PatientsRightsAdvocate.org. &#8220;Prices create a functional market where the consumer benefits from competition and choice to lower costs. Soon, patients will be able to shop for the best quality of care at the best price.&#8221;
In his executive order, Trump directed his administration to ensure that hospitals make &#8220;more meaningful price information available to patients to support a more competitive, innovative, affordable, and higher quality healthcare system.&#8221; Trump directed the secretaries of Treasury, Labor, and HHS to come up with guidance to enforce the transparency regulations.
Melissa Dietrich, an Indiana resident who was recently charged $1,300 for a routine checkup, told The Daily Wire she was supportive of Trump&#8217;s actions.
&#8220;I went for my annual checkup, which my insurance had always covered. I received both a clean bill of health and a massive bill of over $1,300. My insurance said the visit was covered,&#8221; she said. &#8220;The hospital clinic said it wasn’t. I eventually got the bill down to $300, still a lot more than my $35 copay. I never got an explanation. This is why we need healthcare price transparency, which President Trump is making a reality through his executive order.&#8221;
Part of Trump&#8217;s executive actions include making hospitals state more explicitly how much specific tests and treatments will cost.
<div>&#8220;When healthcare prices are hidden, large corporate entities like hospitals and insurance companies benefit at the expense of American patients. Price transparency will lower healthcare prices and help patients and employers get the best deal on healthcare,&#8221; the White House said in a fact sheet on the order.</div>
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<div>Trump signed another <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-moves-to-increase-competition-in-pharma-lower-cost-of-prescription-drugs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">executive order</a> this month aimed at improving Medicare&#8217;s price negotiating system, increasing the “competition for high-cost prescription drugs,” and leveraging “current programs to deliver meaningful cost saving.”</div>

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On Monday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said it&#8217;s &#8220;about time&#8221; that the legacy media admitted to being part of &#8220;one of the greatest cover-ups&#8221; due to their reluctance to report on President Joe Biden&#8217;s mental acuity.
The Daily Wire&#8217;s Mary Margaret Olohan asked Leavitt for a response to Axios reporter Alex Thompson, who criticized how journalists dealt with the last administration, as Thompson <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql6nYEgVjjo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">received</a> the Aldo Beckman Award for Overall Excellence at the White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner for his <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/07/22/biden-kamala-harris-election-chances" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reporting</a> on Biden&#8217;s declining cognitive state.
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&#8220;Can you comment on&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexThomp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AlexThomp</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/axios?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@axios</a> &#8220;remarks &amp; whether you agree with that assessment&#8221;
White House press sec. Karoline Leavitt: &#8220;I do agree with that assessment from Alex Thompson&#8221; at WHCA dinner. &#8220;Millions of Americans watched our mentally incompetent president struggle &#8230;&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/117g944k7w">pic.twitter.com/117g944k7w</a>
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“Alex Thompson said at the White House Correspondents Dinner. And I&#8217;m going to read his quote, ‘President Biden’s decline and its cover-up by the people around him is a reminder that every White House, regardless of the party, is capable of deception. We, myself included, missed a lot of this story, and some people trust us less because of it.’ Can you comment on those remarks and whether you agree with that assessment?” Olohan asked.
&#8220;I do agree with that assessment from Alex Thompson, who I understand won an award for writing a story months and perhaps years after the American people already knew that story to be true. Millions of Americans watched our mentally incompetent president struggle with his day-to-day duties of this office,&#8221; Leavitt replied. &#8220;We watched our country be ran into the ground as a result, and nobody in the media wanted to write about that [or] talk about it. There were many, many reporters, I will say, right-leaning reporters who did talk about that, who didn&#8217;t get awards, didn&#8217;t get coverage.&#8221;
She continued: &#8220;In fact, they were lambasted for their coverage and I remember being on President Trump&#8217;s campaign talking about Joe Biden&#8217;s clear mental incompetence and being accused by people in this room of manufacturing deepfake videos, trying to persuade the public into not believing what they saw with their own eyes for many years and I think it&#8217;s about time the legacy media finally admits that was one of the greatest cover ups and scandals that ever took place in American history and certainly it did contribute to the decline in the trust that Americans have for the legacy media&#8230;which, by the way, is why we&#8217;ve made many changes to this briefing room in this White House. It&#8217;s long overdue.&#8221;
Since President Donald Trump began his second term, the White House has made several changes in the press room, including making space for &#8220;new media” journalists and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-will-decide-which-reporters-get-briefing-room-seats-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">taking control</a> of the seating chart.

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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump will sign a presidential memorandum targeting ActBlue for potentially unlawful activities, a White House document shared with The Daily Wire shows.
The president&#8217;s order directs the Justice Department to crack down on illegal &#8220;straw donor&#8221; and foreign contributions in United States elections, the document said, and instructs Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate allegations regarding online fundraising platforms that make &#8220;straw&#8221; or &#8220;dummy&#8221; contributions or foreign contributions to political candidates or committees. Bondi will report the results of her investigation to President Trump.
The memorandum will specifically mention a congressional investigation showing &#8220;significant fraud schemes&#8221; using ActBlue, the Democratic Party&#8217;s major donation platform, as well as hundreds of ActBlue donations from foreign IP addresses using prepaid cards during the 2024 election cycle, &#8220;despite it being illegal for foreign nationals to contribute to U.S. elections.&#8221;
The move is aimed at addressing the actions of &#8220;malign actors and foreign nationals&#8221; who want to illegally influence American elections,&#8221; the White House said, alleging that recently uncovered evidence points to online fundraising platforms being used to &#8220;launder excessive and prohibited contributions to political candidates and committees.&#8221;
ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace Jones had warned of the coming move in an email to &#8220;trusted friends of ActBlue,&#8221; <a href="https://punchbowl.news/article/washington/actblue-warns-trump-eo/">writing in a Wednesday letter obtained by Punchbowl</a> &#8220;that the Trump administration was going to issue an Executive Order (EO) aimed at ActBlue,&#8221; and assuring recipients that &#8220;Our team sprung into action and made every preparation from a legal and communications perspective.&#8221;
&#8220;We are ready for whatever is next from the Far Right,&#8221; she wrote, adding that &#8220;we feel the weight of democracy resting on our shoulders.&#8221;

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President Donald Trump announced today he will personally fund the installation of two nearly 100-foot-tall American flags at the White House, declaring that the presidential residence has &#8220;needed flagpoles for 200 years.&#8221;
The President was spotted Wednesday morning with White House groundskeepers surveying the north side of the grounds, gesturing to demonstrate where the massive flagpoles would stand.
&#8220;We&#8217;re putting up a beautiful, almost 100-foot-tall American flag on this side and another one on the other side, two flags, top of the line,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/04/23/us-news/trump-announces-self-funded-change-to-white-house/">told</a> reporters outside the White House, per the New York Post.
The two flags, to be positioned on the North and the South Lawns respectively, will significantly alter the White House&#8217;s exterior appearance, making the American flag more prominently visible from multiple vantage points around the presidential residence.
Currently, there is no freestanding flagpole on the White House property, with the only American flag flying from the top of the building itself.
&#8220;They needed flagpoles for 200 years. It was something I&#8217;ve often said, you know, they don&#8217;t have a flagpole per se,&#8221; Trump explained to reporters. &#8220;So we&#8217;re putting one right where you saw us, and we&#8217;re putting another one on the other side, on top of the mounds. It&#8217;s going to be two beautiful poles.&#8221;
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President Trump: &quot;We&#39;re putting up a beautiful, almost 100 foot tall, American flag&#8230;they&#39;ve needed flag poles for 200 years.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/AxTJul7Z2K">pic.twitter.com/AxTJul7Z2K</a>
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Trump emphasized that the new additions would be &#8220;paid for by Trump,&#8221; noting the flags are scheduled to arrive next week.
The patriotic addition is part of several changes Trump has made since returning to office, the Post reports, including transforming the Oval Office with more portraits of past presidents and gold-accented decorations reminiscent of his Mar-a-Lago estate.
He has also announced plans to rebuild the Rose Garden with an artificial platform instead of grass to make it more practical for hosting events without dealing with soggy ground.
Trump previously proposed building a $100 million ballroom at the White House during the Biden administration, but apparently &#8220;never heard back.&#8221;
The President stated his intention to carry out the proposal himself to create more room for ceremonies without requiring massive, bulky tents.
The President recently <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/04/08/us-news/trump-uses-golden-shovel-to-plant-replacement-for-historic-jackson-magnolia/">participated</a> in planting a replacement for the historic Jackson Magnolia on the South Lawn, using a golden shovel to plant a 12-year-old sapling that is reportedly a descendant of the original tree, which was nearly 200 years old and had been deemed a safety hazard.
Previous presidents have similarly made changes to the executive residence, from Jackie Kennedy&#8217;s historic restoration efforts to the Obama family&#8217;s addition of a vegetable garden.

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The Democratic Party took a virtual beating on Monday over what was supposed to be a slam-dunk zinger at President Donald Trump&#8217;s expense: a post claiming that persistently pricey eggs had driven desperate American families to dye potatoes for Easter instead.
The post, shared by @thedemocrats on X, took aim at Trump&#8217;s administration for going ahead with the annual Easter Egg Roll – and allegedly racking up a considerable bill for the thousands of eggs used there — while the people were left to contend with their leftover painted spuds and disappointment.
&#8220;Trump’s White House is using 30,000 real eggs worth over $15,500 for their Easter Egg Roll. Meanwhile, Americans dyed potatoes instead of eggs this Easter to save money,&#8221; the post read.
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Trump’s White House is using 30,000 real eggs worth over $15,500 for their Easter Egg Roll.
Meanwhile, Americans dyed potatoes instead of eggs this Easter to save money.
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But as several critics quickly pointed out, the White House did not actually spend any money at all on the eggs used for the annual event — they were donated.
&#8220;I don’t know a single American dyeing potatoes. But I do know that the farmers who donated the eggs said they were not the sizes sold to grocery stores. Not a single egg was stolen off the table of an American family,&#8221; MRCTV managing Editor Brittany Hughes posted.
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I don’t know a single American dyeing potatoes. But I do know that the farmers who donated the eggs said they were not the sizes sold to grocery stores.
Not a single egg was stolen off the table of an American family. <a href="https://t.co/AOPiLEd3IU">https://t.co/AOPiLEd3IU</a>
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&#8220;Umm who dyed potatoes?&#8221; Robby Starbuck said, and while he also stated that the eggs were donated, he noted that the Biden administration had blown through more than twice the number of eggs at the last Easter Egg Roll in 2024. &#8220;Also, Biden’s Admin had 64,000 eggs at the 2024 Easter Egg roll. In both cases the eggs were donated. Stop treating people like they’re stupid, it’s just insulting.&#8221;
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Umm who dyed potatoes? Also, Biden’s Admin had 64,000 eggs at the 2024 Easter Egg roll. In both cases the eggs were donated. Stop treating people like they’re stupid, it’s just insulting. 🙄 <a href="https://t.co/GxvucUbZzO">https://t.co/GxvucUbZzO</a>
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&#8220;Show me a single person who dyed a potato for Easter,&#8221; Riley Gaines threw down the challenge.
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Show me a single person who dyed a potato for Easter <a href="https://t.co/uJ5996Bu0B">https://t.co/uJ5996Bu0B</a>
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Several people suggested that the Democrats were taking a risk in assuming that those potatoes did not identify as eggs, while others noted that on a strict one-to-one basis, potatoes might actually cost more than eggs.
&#8220;So a man can become a woman but a potato can’t be an egg? You sound like a bigot,&#8221; one said.
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So a man can become a woman but a potato can’t be an egg? You sound like a bigot.
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&#8220;I’m increasingly certain Republicans have successfully placed one or more moles in the Dem communications apparatus,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/BlackJackPartII/status/1914330331471364497" target="_blank" rel="noopener">another said</a>.
So where did the Democrats&#8217; outlandish claim come from? Apparently from a throwaway article published by The New York Times that was loosely based on a social media video that gave step-by-step instructions on how to dye egg alternatives.
&#8220;The @NYTimes had an absurd headline claiming Americans are dyeing potatoes due to the price of eggs this year, but the only mention of potatoes in the article was a reference to video instructions for eggs dyeing alternatives that were starting to circulate on social media,&#8221; one post read.
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The <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nytimes</a> had an absurd headline claiming Americans are dyeing potatoes due to the price of eggs this year, but the only mention of potatoes in the article was a reference to video instructions for eggs dyeing alternatives that were starting to circulate on social media. <a href="https://t.co/dboazH7QaS">https://t.co/dboazH7QaS</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ff1cvWlC5e">pic.twitter.com/Ff1cvWlC5e</a>
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The &#8220;let&#8217;s dye potatoes instead&#8221; trend actually started two years earlier, when egg prices hit record highs (an average of $4.82 per dozen) in 2022-2023. On April 2, 2023, Axios published an <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/04/02/easter-2023-eggs-potato-prices" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> titled, &#8220;Potatoes sprout as cheaper Easter egg substitute.&#8221;

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The Trump administration has received 18 trade proposals from foreign governments, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Tuesday, indicating advancements in negotiations following President Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-unleashes-liberation-day-tariffs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduction</a> of &#8220;Liberation Day&#8221; tariffs earlier this month.
&#8220;I spoke to our entire trade team this morning. There is a lot of progress being made. We now have 18 proposals on paper that have been brought to the trade team,&#8221; Leavitt told reporters during a White House press briefing.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PressSec</a> says the administration has received 18 trade proposals from foreign countries so far — and that officials have trade meetings with 34 countries this week alone. <a href="https://t.co/XyK2LCgoB0">pic.twitter.com/XyK2LCgoB0</a>
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Leavitt said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, and White House Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing Peter Navarro have meetings with representatives from 34 countries this week.
&#8220;We are moving at Trump speed to ensure these deals are made on behalf of the American worker and the American people,&#8221; Leavitt said.
Leavitt said an underreported news story from this week, in which much of the media&#8217;s coverage has been on the death of Pope Francis, was Vice President JD Vance <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1914649244318703818" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announcing</a> that the United States and India have finalized the &#8220;terms of reference&#8221; for a trade negotiation between the two countries.
Vance shared the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jd-vance-champions-roadmap-toward-us-india-trade-deal-says-partnership-critical-deterring-dark-time" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news</a> during a trip to India, during which he met with the country&#8217;s prime minister, Narendra Modi.
&#8220;That is a big deal,&#8221; Leavitt said. &#8220;We know, when we look at the numbers, the monetary trade barriers and the non-monetary trade barriers from India — they have been ripping off the United States and American workers for a very long time.&#8221;
She added: &#8220;So the fact that the vice president, with Prime Minister Modi on that trip to India, announced these terms of reference, which is essentially a framework to move the ball forward to sign a good trade deal between our two nations is great progress and it speaks to the work ethic and the real labor that&#8217;s being put into this effort by the president&#8217;s trade team.&#8221;
A little more than a week after &#8220;Liberation Day&#8221; on April 2, Trump announced a 90-day pause on the tariffs for most countries, reverting to a 10% rate, while <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-issues-90-day-pause-on-most-tariffs-raises-chinas-to-125" target="_blank" rel="noopener">increasing</a> levies on China to 145%.
Pressed on whether the new trade proposals were sufficient to extend the pause, Leavitt said, &#8220;Ask me in July when the deadline hits.&#8221;
Leavitt also provided an update in regard to China, which has <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/11/china-strikes-back-with-125percent-tariffs-on-us-goods-starting-april-12.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raised</a> tariffs on U.S. goods to 125% and vowed to implement <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/china-vows-to-punish-countries-that-agree-to-trump-trade-deals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;countermeasures&#8221;</a> against countries that agree to trade deals with Trump &#8220;at the expense&#8221; of its interests.
&#8220;I asked the president about this before coming out here. And he wanted me to share with all of you that we are doing very well in respect to a potential trade deal with China,&#8221; Leavitt said. &#8220;As I mentioned, there have now been 18 proposals and more than 100 countries around the world who are wanting to make a deal with the United States of America, and the president and the administration are setting the stage for a deal with China.&#8221;
She continued: &#8220;So we feel everyone involved wants to see a trade deal happen, and the ball is moving in the right direction.&#8221;

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The Defense Department and the White House, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth himself, fired back over an anonymously-sourced New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/us/politics/hegseth-yemen-attack-second-signal-chat.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">piece</a> claiming that Hegseth had shared &#8220;highly sensitive military information&#8221; in a second Signal chat group that allegedly included his wife, his brother, and his attorney.
The story comes on the heels of a previous incident in which The Atlantic&#8217;s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to a different Signal chat group — and an attack on Houthi terrorists was described in some detail before Goldberg went public with both his presence in the group and the contents of the conversation. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz ultimately took responsibility for Goldberg&#8217;s accidental inclusion, which may have been linked to his iPhone&#8217;s algorithm that populates &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/so-damn-dangerous-signal-chat-breach-linked-to-automated-suggestion-feature-on-iphone" target="_blank" rel="noopener">automated contact suggestions</a>.&#8221;
The second chat group, according to the NYT, was nicknamed &#8220;Defense | Team Huddle&#8221; and was accessed via Hegseth&#8217;s personal phone rather than his government phone. Citing several anonymous sources, the NYT stated that the private Signal chat had included at least two of three DOD officials who were recently relieved of duty amid an investigation into &#8220;unauthorized disclosures&#8221; to media. The article offered no evidence suggesting that Hegseth had ever discussed anything of a sensitive nature in that group.
On Sunday, Defense Department spokesman Sean Parnell released a statement responding to the story:
<blockquote>Another day, another old story—back from the dead. The Trump-hating media continues to be obsessed with destroying anyone committed to President Trump’s agenda. This time, the New York Times — and all other Fake News that repeat their garbage — are enthusiastically taking the grievances of disgruntled former employees as the sole sources for their article. They relied only on the words of people who were fired this week and appear to have a motive to sabotage the Secretary and the President&#8217;s agenda. There was no classified information in any Signal chat, no matter how many ways they try to write the story. What is true is that the Office of the Secretary of Defense is continuing to become stronger and more efficient in executing President Trump&#8217;s agenda. We’ve already achieved so much for the American warfighter, and will never back down.</blockquote>
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Hegseth, who was present at Monday&#8217;s Easter Egg Roll at the White House, responded directly to the story as well:
<blockquote>What a big surprise that a bunch of leakers get fired and suddenly a bunch of hit pieces come out from the same media that peddled the Russia hoax.
This is what the media does. They take anonymous sources from disgruntled former employees, and then they try to slash and burn people and ruin their reputations. Not going to work with me.
We&#8217;re changing the Defense Department, putting the Pentagon back in the hands of warfighters — and anonymous smears from disgruntled former employees on old news doesn&#8217;t matter.</blockquote>
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Pete Hegseth shuts down the fake news media:
&quot;What a big surprise that a bunch of leakers get fired and suddenly a bunch of hit pieces come out from the same media that peddled the Russia hoax.&quot;
&quot;This is what the media does. They take anonymous sources from disgruntled former… <a href="https://t.co/H4AmR88BJR">pic.twitter.com/H4AmR88BJR</a>
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also defended Hegseth during a Monday morning appearance on &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends,&#8221; telling anchor Brian Kilmeade that the president was standing behind Hegseth, &#8220;who is doing a phenomenal job leading the Pentagon.&#8221;
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National Public Radio (NPR) followed up the NYT report with an anonymously-sourced story claiming that the White House was already looking for a replacement for Hegseth — a claim that Leavitt immediately disputed.
&#8220;This @NPR story is total FAKE NEWS based on one anonymous source who clearly has no idea what they are talking about. As the President said this morning, he stands strongly behind @SecDef.&#8221;
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This ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/NPR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NPR</a>⁩ story is total FAKE NEWS based on one anonymous source who clearly has no idea what they are talking about. 
As the President said this morning, he stands strongly behind ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/SecDef?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecDef</a>⁩. <a href="https://t.co/5Npig8968v">https://t.co/5Npig8968v</a>
&mdash; Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) <a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1914371752685076757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Actor Vince Vaughn made a surprise appearance at the White House Friday and met President Donald Trump, a move which was hilariously documented on the official White House X account.
The 55-year-old was featured in a meme parodying the 2005 romantic comedy classic, “Wedding Crashers,” which starred Vaughn and Owen Wilson. 
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This spoof was titled “White House Crashers” and showed a snapshot of Vaughn and Trump during their meeting as a mock movie poster. 
The White House had not formally listed Vaughn’s visit on the president’s schedule for reporters, per <a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5256472-vince-vaughn-visits-trump/">The Hill</a>.
“Wedding Crashers” (2005) is a comedy about two best friends, John (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy (Vaughn), who crash weddings to meet women and party. Their routine is disrupted when John develops feelings for Claire (Rachel McAdams), the daughter of a powerful politician, Secretary William Cleary (Christopher Walken), during a high-society wedding. 
Vaughn addressed his politics during a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/03/magazine/vince-vaughn-interview.html">profile</a> in The New York Times last year, saying he’s a libertarian and a “believer more in allowing individuals to make choices.”
“I’d rather say let people make their choices, and they can make different choices and have the consequences of their choices,” he told the outlet.
This isn’t the first time Vaughn has made headlines for associating with Trump. They were also seen together at the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship game in New Orleans, with Vaughn later defending his actions after criticism came his way. 
“In my career I’ve met a lot of politicians who I’ve always been cordial to,” he <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-11-13/freaky-vince-vaughn">told</a> the Los Angeles Times shortly after the meeting and subsequent backlash. “I don’t have a party that I support and endorse. In fact, for me sometimes it’s difficult to find a candidate that you feel is philosophically consistent and not just going along with whoever is funding their particular party.”

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On Sunday, President Donald Trump marked Easter with a Truth Social post that paired festive greetings with his signature irreverent tone.
The <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114370361342759621" target="_blank" rel="noopener">missive</a> featured references to illegal immigration, judicial <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bondi-says-the-real-constitutional-crisis-is-judicial-lawfare-not-trump-exec-actions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lawfare</a>, the 2020 election, and former President Joe Biden&#8217;s controversial use of an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-pardons-signed-autopen-on-vacation-watchdog-finds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">autopen</a> to sign official documents.
&#8220;Happy Easter to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics who are fighting and scheming so hard to bring Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners, the Mentally Insane, and well known MS-13 Gang Members and Wife Beaters, back into our Country,&#8221; Trump said.
&#8220;Happy Easter also to the WEAK and INEFFECTIVE Judges and Law Enforcement Officials who are allowing this sinister attack on our Nation to continue, an attack so violent that it will never be forgotten! Sleepy Joe Biden purposefully allowed Millions of CRIMINALS to enter our Country, totally unvetted and unchecked, through an Open Borders Policy that will go down in history as the single most calamitous act ever perpetrated upon America,&#8221; Trump continued.
Trump added, &#8220;He was, by far, our WORST and most Incompetent President, a man who had absolutely no idea what he was doing &#8212; But to him, and to the person that ran and manipulated the Auto Pen (perhaps our REAL President!), and to all of the people who CHEATED in the 2020 Presidential Election in order to get this highly destructive Moron Elected, I wish you, with great love, sincerity, and affection, a very Happy Easter!!!&#8221;
In an earlier post, Trump delivered a message from himself and the First Lady, Melania, to mark the holiday.
&#8220;Melania and I would like to wish everyone a very Happy Easter! Whether you are heading out to Church or, watching Service from home, may this day be full of Peace and Joy for all who celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. HE IS RISEN!!&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114370333902322250" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Vice President JD Vance spent part of Easter Sunday <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jd-vance-pays-brief-visit-to-pope-francis-on-easter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">meeting</a> Pope Francis at the Vatican.
&#8220;The Vice President expressed his gratitude to Pope Francis for inviting him to meet on Easter Sunday and for the hospitality the Vatican has extended to his family,&#8221; the White House said in a statement.
Vance <a href="https://x.com/VP/status/1913977824739729459" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on X, &#8220;Today I met with the Holy Father Pope Francis. I am grateful for his invitation to meet, and I pray for his good health. Happy Easter!&#8221;

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President Donald Trump on Thursday extended the freeze on hiring new government workers for another 90 days.
The administration has said that the freeze is part of an effort to make the government more efficient and promote fiscal responsibility. The freeze, now in effect until July 15, includes exceptions for the military and other national security-related positions. 
“No Federal civilian position that is presently vacant may be filled, and no new position may be created, except as otherwise provided for in this memorandum or required by applicable law,” Trump wrote in a memo. “In carrying out this memorandum, the heads of agencies shall seek efficient use of existing personnel and funds to improve public services and the delivery of those services.”
The memorandum said that the freeze does not apply to military personnel of the Armed Forces or positions related to immigration enforcement, national security, and public safety. Agencies are allowed to apply for exemptions to the hiring freeze to the Office of Management and Budget, which can grant exemptions on a case-by-case basis.
&#8220;The extension of the hiring freeze is a critical step in shrinking the federal government and ensuring taxpayer dollars are used efficiently,&#8221; the White House <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-extends-the-hiring-freeze/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;The American people elected President Trump to drain the swamp and end ineffective government programs that empower government without achieving measurable results.&#8221;
For the IRS, Trump&#8217;s memo says the staffing moratorium will remain in effect until otherwise determined by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in consultation with OMB Director Russ Vought and acting Department of Government Efficiency Administrator Amy Gleason.
If they determine &#8220;that it is in the national interest to terminate the freeze,&#8221; they are directed to publish a notice in the Federal Register.
The IRS has already <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tax-day-miracle-over-20k-irs-employees-took-trumps-second-buyout-offer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lost thousands</a> of employees this year, with more than 20,000 taking buyout offers from the Trump administration to leave their positions, and another 7,000 probationary workers being terminated. The firings are currently being challenged in court.
After the freeze ends for the other government departments and agencies, the White House said that federal entities will only be allowed to hire one new employee for every four that leave. The White House said that during former President Joe Biden&#8217;s last two years in office, one out of every four new jobs was in government. 
“President Trump is committed to reversing this trend by prioritizing private-sector job growth and reducing the federal workforce to focus on essential functions,” the White House said.

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