What Happened Today - 25 Aug 2025
What Happened Today – 25 August 2025
Trump’s Press Briefing this morning
ICE this Weekend
Garcia Update
Stephen Miller
National Guard…in more cities
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Trump’s Press Briefing this morning
Here’s what went down in Trump’s press briefing this morning—a masterclass in spin, distraction, and jaw-dropping fiction. Strap in for the full rundown of his comments, every single sketchy claim, and why it’s total nonsense.
Lies and Mistruths
- Trump claimed the economy is “the strongest it’s ever been, breaking records every month.” Absolute fantasy. The market took a nosedive last week and unemployment numbers are nowhere near the historical highs he’s touting. Fact: The Dow dropped 300 points Friday after some ugly inflation numbers came out, and not a single independent economist agrees with his take.
- He insisted “there is zero inflation, thanks to my policies.” Not even close. Inflation is up year-over-year and consumer prices are biting harder than ever—especially on gas and groceries. Government data released this morning directly contradicts him. My wife sent me a picture of a picture of ground beef this morning…$9.33 a pound. Last year at this time, it was $5.30.
- Trump rambled about how “ICE is doing an incredible job, not a single complaint.” That’s a sick joke. Another handful of lawsuits were filed last week after a detainee died at an ICE facility in Houston, and there’s a major report out about more kids being separated from their families despite legal injunctions.
- He pushed the wild claim that “Biden never wanted to secure the border—only I have delivered on immigration.” Conveniently ignores the bipartisan border deal his own party tanked last spring, and the numbers actually show an increase in attempted crossings since his executive order two months ago.
Diversions and Baseless Attacks
- When asked about the criminal indictments, Trump played the victim and called every investigation “fake news,” insisting “the American people know the truth.” He poured on the self-pity and dodged literally every real question about evidence stacking up in Georgia and DC. It’s classic misdirection—he’d rather distract than answer.
- Trump randomly attacked Kamala Harris, saying “She’s never done anything substantial, just talks!” That’s rich given he spent the last three months mostly golfing at Mar-a-Lago and reposting memes. Not to mention, Harris has taken the lead on several policy initiatives just this summer, so his jab isn’t just off—it’s unhinged.
- He made a bizarre reference to Hunter Biden, calling him “America’s biggest criminal” but brought up no actual new info. It’s a tired talking point meant to drag the attention elsewhere.
Pure Nonsense and Outrageous Comments
- Trump said “we’re winning the approval ratings war!” Actually? The latest poll out this morning shows him drifting down another two points after his comments on immigration and the abortion rollback flap last week. He’s underwater with independent voters, and his favorability is the lowest since January.
- He suggested “everybody wants to work in my administration, even Democrats.” In reality, more aides have quit or distanced themselves midterm than in any modern presidency, with several former staffers now openly campaigning against him in swing states.
- He bragged, “I’ve done more for African Americans than any president ever.” That’s a recycled lie debunked a thousand times; the measurable effects of his administration’s policy are nowhere near what he claims, and the backlash from Black leaders has only intensified in recent months.
- Trump retweeted a meme saying “climate change is a hoax” and doubled down on that stance—right after his own FEMA chief admitted that extreme weather is “shifting disaster response priorities.” Embarrassing stuff.
Why It’s All Wrong
The press briefing was just another episode of Trump’s greatest hits: exaggerating the economy, spinning border security, pretending scandals don’t exist, and serving up wild diversions whenever the facts get too close for comfort. Every fact-checker in the country had a field day with this one, and not a single reputable news agency (yes, including Fox—who finally ran a piece correcting several economic claims) backed up his talking points.
This was Trump doubling down on proven lies, ducking hard questions, and launching new attacks to muddy the waters. His supporters are hyping it up online, but everyone else sees the cracks—his grip is slipping, mistakes are multiplying, and the White House circus isn’t slowing down.
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ICE this weekend
ICE unleashed a streak of absolute cruelty this weekend, and the headlines spell out why this escalates the danger if it keeps up. Start with the LA raid: ICE agents went after a supposed suspect, but ended up twisting and nearly breaking the arm of Brian Gavidia—a U.S. citizen—after he tried to tell officers he wasn’t undocumented. He showed his Real ID and repeated he was born and raised in East L.A., but agents shoved him into a fence, twisted his arm, and kept demanding hospital records instead of letting him go. They snatched his ID and phone, left him physically wrecked, and he’s still waiting to get his ID back. Brian spent the night unable to sleep and lives with the anxiety of agents showing up again. Lawyers are already calling this out as false imprisonment and abuse, and it’s landed in front of a federal judge.
Other snapshots: In Aurora, ICE and local cops stormed an apartment complex in the dead of night. They rounded up dozens of residents, including children, lined them up outside in the freezing cold, held them for hours with no food or bathrooms, separated families, and then shipped several people directly into ICE custody—no warrants, no real explanation, no due process. Kids were forced to urinate in patrol cars and left shivering in pee-soaked seats; whole communities are now traumatized and terrified. This kind of raid destroys families, devastates mental health, and makes people scared to ever call police again—even if they’re victims.
Why is this dangerous? ICE’s “mistake” with Brian wasn’t isolated; wrongful detentions of American citizens are becoming almost routine. When armed agents treat anyone as a criminal because of how they look, and leave citizens battered, abused and traumatized, it’s a breakdown of civil society. If this spiral keeps up, nobody’s safe—not the documented, not kids, not parents, not even people just out doing their job—because ICE agents can escalate, hurt, arrest and destroy lives on a hunch. The message: the Constitution doesn’t matter, your papers don’t matter, and if you resist, you risk injury or worse.
ICE is supposed to target violent criminals, but this weekend showed they’ll break arms and families just for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It’s reckless, cruel, and completely unjust—and every time agents get away with this kind of brutality, it sets the stage for more abuse. If leaders don’t step up, the problem only grows.
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Garcia Update
Albrego Garcia’s nightmare saga ramped up again today—a fresh lawsuit landed against ICE and the Trump administration, and a federal judge temporarily froze any rushed attempt to deport him to Uganda. Here’s the rundown:
Garcia was taken into custody at the ICE office in Baltimore during check-in this morning, just three days after he got out of detention in Tennessee. The government tried to pressure him into pleading guilty on human smuggling charges in exchange for a one-way ticket to Costa Rica—but when Garcia refused, ICE threatened to deport him to Uganda, a country he’s never set foot in and where he fears serious persecution. ICE agents detained him for what they called “an interview,” but his lawyers say it was pure retaliation for fighting his wrongful deportation to El Salvador earlier this year.
Within minutes of his arrest, Garcia’s attorneys filed a new federal lawsuit in Maryland seeking an order to block any deportation while he contests his case. Judge Paula Xinis immediately issued a temporary stay—ICE literally cannot ship him off to Uganda or anywhere else, at least until Wednesday, when she hears arguments on the new lawsuit. Garcia’s attorneys argue that Trump officials are weaponizing deportation deals, digging for ways to punish him for exercising his constitutional rights, and hell-bent on showing no one is allowed to resist government power.
The administration is catching heat—from activists, lawyers, and even Senator Chris Van Hollen, who called the pressure tactics unconstitutional and promised to keep fighting. Homeland Security’s Kristi Noem went on record blaming “liberal activist judges” for letting Garcia “roam free” and claimed public safety is at risk, but those claims are just more of the usual scare tactics. Garcia, a sheet metal worker and father of three, is now the daily face of Trump’s attempts to use the immigration system for raw political messaging and intimidation.
Garcia’s in ICE lockdown, but his lawyers and supporters scored a win—no deportation, at least for now, as the court fight goes full steam. The next hearing will decide if Trump can keep wielding the threat of “deportation to anywhere” as punishment against immigrants who dare to push back.
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Stephen Miller
Stephen Miller has been spouting some insane, reckless garbage about crime in DC—and it’s nothing but cheap scare tactics and dangerous lies. The guy actually went on TV saying DC is “more violent than Baghdad,” pushing the idea that the city is basically a war zone—clearly Miller has NEVER stepped foot inside a war zone, so STFU buddy.
DC’s violent crime has dropped over 25% compared to last year, and Miller’s wild comparison isn’t backed by any real numbers or credible sources. Both DC and Baghdad police have reported decreases in crime, and Miller’s so-called “data” is whatever fits his latest fear-driven talking point.
He’s out there bragging that Trump’s federal crackdown—with National Guard, DEA, and more feds—makes “residents feel safe,” while labeling protesters “stupid white hippies” and “communists.” He pushes a storyline that most crime comes from “undocumented immigrants, foreign terrorists, and hardened criminals,” even though most arrests in the crackdown have been for petty offenses or sweeping up people with no violent record. Local residents, especially Black and Latino communities, say Miller’s blitz is making things worse: families get separated, rights trampled, and trust in law enforcement destroyed.
Here’s why Miller is flat-out dangerous: he’s not just spouting crazy stuff on TV, he’s architecting actual policy. Miller’s worldview ties crime to immigration, homelessness, and “progressives,” creating a climate where National Guard soldiers are patrolling American cities—skipping over constitutional rights and turning ordinary neighborhoods into police states. He’s the one pushing for mass deportations and for using police and federal agents as hammers against anyone who doesn’t fit his manufactured narrative of “criminal,” no matter how bogus. Miller’s tactics trample real solutions and escalate social conflict, feeding the cycle of injustice, scapegoating, and government overreach. The longer he’s steering this ship, the more at risk our democracy and our communities become.
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National Guard Troops…to more cities
Trump is threatening to send National Guard troops into several major cities, mostly Democratic strongholds. His public statements, executive orders, and weekend pressers name-check Chicago, New York City, Baltimore, and Los Angeles as primary targets. He’s already rolled out the troops in Washington, D.C., and pushed for “military-style crackdowns” next in Chicago—with New York and Baltimore close behind. Crime rates in these cities have actually come down in 2025: DC murder rates down 31%, shootings down 36%, and car theft down 26%. Chicago, despite Trump calling it a “disaster,” also reports a 25-30% drop in violent crime year over year. New York and Baltimore are reporting similar or even larger drops according to local police departments and independent crime data reports.
All of these cities—DC, Chicago, New York, Baltimore, and LA—are led by Democratic mayors and city councils. Leaders have pushed back hard, calling Trump’s threat unconstitutional, undemocratic, and unnecessary. Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker say there’s “no crisis that justifies” a federal military occupation. Mayor Johnson flat-out stated that the National Guard is “not necessary,” adding “the courageous individuals who enlisted to serve our nation did not do so to occupy American cities.” New York’s Mayor and state lawmakers issued similar statements, blasting Trump for “manufacturing a crisis” and using the military as political theater. Baltimore’s leaders and local activists say the crackdown would only increase distrust between the public and law enforcement, and is pure distraction from Trump’s other failures.
Trump is targeting blue cities with falling crime rates and getting nothing but outrage from local officials. Every one of these leaders is calling the move a dangerous power grab that would hurt, not help, local communities.
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This morning’s press circus and Garcia’s re-arrest put me in a foul mood, and Trump is off-the-rails. Seriously, the man’s lost touch with reality. You can see it in every sentence—a jumble of nonsense, wild tangents, the same tired routine of shielding his cronies and hanging everyone else out to dry. Trump is way past the point where age or sanity can save him; he’s just flailing, ranting, and exposing how unfit he is for power.
Let’s be real: if you’re not a white, straight, married parent, the kind that fits his twisted 1950s fantasy, you’re a target now. These people are on a mission to mold America in their own image—judging by your appearance, your faith, who you love, or how you live. They want control, they want obedience, and they only care about protecting their chosen few. To everyone still cheering this disaster—my message is clear. Fuck you. If you support this mess, fuck you twice. The rest of us aren’t backing down. We will take this country back.
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Speak Truth! Keep speaking TRUTH!
Go Cause Good Trouble, with Your Elbows Up!
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