Category: Intolerance

Trump Orders Birthright Citizenship Restrictions, Defies Supreme Court

President Trump signed two executive orders Thursday targeting birthright citizenship and commercial birth tourism, marking his second attempt to circumvent the 14th Amendment after the Supreme Court rejected his broader Inauguration Day order on June 30. The orders narrow citizenship eligibility for children born to foreign diplomatic staff, individuals classified as alien enemies or members of federally declared terrorist groups, those born in U.S. territories if Congress changes the law, and children born to mothers who “deceptively” enter the country specifically to give birth at commercial centers.

Trump’s administration contends these orders operate within existing constitutional exceptions to the 14th Amendment, claiming the Supreme Court’s June 30 decision still permits targeting birthright citizenship under long-recognized categories. The birth-tourism order weaponizes the concept of “fraudulent misrepresentation,” arguing that mothers who expressly and deceptively enter the U.S. for childbirth forfeit birthright protections, similar to revoking naturalized citizenship obtained by fraud. A second order directs the State Department and Department of Homeland Security to issue rules combating birth tourism domestically and abroad, despite U.S. law already prohibiting tourist visas obtained primarily for childbirth purposes.

Congressional Republicans frame birth tourism as a national security threat, with the House Oversight Committee investigating the industry in May and citing concerns that foreign expectant mothers from China and Russia present “potential national security and election integrity threats posed by adversarial nations.” Trump has personalized the issue, attacking wealthy foreign nationals and framing birthright citizenship as an undeserved privilege being exploited for profit, stating on Truth Social that birthright citizenship should not apply to “rich people from China” seeking to make their children U.S. citizens “FOR PAY.”

Legal experts including University of Virginia immigration law professor Amanda Frost rejected Trump’s framing, arguing that if birth tourism represents a genuine policy concern, enforcement of existing regulations suffices without dismantling birthright citizenship protections. The orders face certain legal challenges identical to those that eliminated Trump’s first executive order, as the 14th Amendment’s plain language grants citizenship to all persons born in the United States regardless of parental status. Trump has already demanded the Supreme Court grant him a rehearing after the court rejected his initial birthright citizenship order, exposing his pattern of defying judicial decisions that constrain his authority.

Estimates of children born through birth tourism range from thousands to tens of thousands, though congressional Republicans lack concrete evidence linking the practice to election interference or security breaches. The administration’s targeting of birth tourism through executive order, combined with its resistance to the Supreme Court’s June 30 ruling, demonstrates Trump’s commitment to expanding executive power over citizenship determinations regardless of constitutional limitations.



(Source: https://www.axios.com/2026/08/06/trump-birth-tourism-birthright-citizenship)

Trump Claims, ‘A Bad Judge Declared Sports Unconstitutional’

President Donald Trump made a fabricated claim at a White House celebration for Team USA Olympic athletes on Thursday, stating that “a bad judge declared sports unconstitutional.” Trump provided no evidence or specifics for this assertion, which appears designed to justify his ongoing campaign against transgender athletes in sports.

Trump used the Olympic athletes’ presence to attack transgender participation in women’s sports, claiming his administration has “done a lot to help save women’s sports” and is “saving college sports.” He referenced an unspecified judicial decision and announced efforts to pass legislation reversing what he characterized as damage from this ruling, stating “if it does, we’ll be bringing sports back.”

On the same day, Republican senators Josh Hawley, Jim Banks, and Tommy Tuberville introduced an amendment to the Protect College Sports Act designed to preserve state-level bans on transgender women competing in women’s college athletics. The senators claim the underlying bill could supersede existing state restrictions, while bill supporters argue it establishes uniform national standards for college athletics.

In June, Trump celebrated a Supreme Court decision upholding transgender athlete bans in West Virginia and Idaho, posting on Truth Social that the ruling “takes that ridiculous situation off the table.” Trump’s Thursday comments extend this pattern of weaponizing sports policy to mobilize his political base around restrictions on transgender participation.



(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-claims-a-bad-judge-declared-sports-unconstitutional/)

Trump Installs Barton as Smithsonian Advisor to Erase Slavery History

President Trump released an executive order last Friday directing officials to install signs at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History warning visitors that exhibits present history inaccurately. This order continues a systematic campaign by the Trump administration to discredit and control the Smithsonian Institution, which includes 21 museums and the National Zoo, citing a 162-page White House report released on July 4 that accuses the institution of “extreme political activism” and “anti-White activism.”

The Trump administration’s assault on the Smithsonian intensified after Trump’s second term began, with an earlier executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” promising to “restore” the institution to “American greatness.” Trump officials have threatened to withhold federal funding, ordered reviews of eight museums, and compiled lists of objectionable exhibits. When questioned by Congress, Anthea Hartig, director of the National Museum of American History, testified that “examining the harder chapters of our history is not the same as hostility toward America” and that “telling our history fully is not anti-American.”

David Barton, a Christian nationalist advocate with no degree in history who founded the advocacy group WallBuilders, and his son Tim have shaped the White House report through their influence on Trump officials. Despite having his work repeatedly rejected by actual historians and having a 2012 book about Thomas Jefferson pulled from shelves for containing distortions and false information, Barton has attended multiple White House meetings during Trump’s second term to discuss what he views as “crazy stuff” in Smithsonian museums. The Bartons champion a “lost cause” framing of American history, arguing that slavery demonstrates “American exceptionalism” and that the founding fathers’ Christian values are underemphasized by historians, claims that directly mirror the White House report’s criticisms.

The Bartons have repeatedly acknowledged their involvement in identifying problematic Smithsonian exhibits for the Trump administration. In a January 2026 podcast episode, Tim Barton stated that the White House had specifically asked him and his father to help identify problematic exhibits, which David Barton confirmed he had delivered to White House officials. Tim Barton later revealed that members of the House Committee on Administration, including Rep. Barry Loudermilk, called the Bartons for advice on questions to pose during congressional hearings about the Smithsonian report.

Since the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents controls museum leadership, Trump and Congressional Republicans are working to stack the board with conservative allies. Vice President JD Vance, a board member, has delayed action on nominations to allow Trump to substitute candidates he favors. Rep. Loudermilk acknowledged on a podcast that he is working with the White House to engineer these leadership changes, even joking that David Barton and “these others” could “run our national museums.”



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Trump Posts AI Image Claiming Four-Star General Rank Never Earned

President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image depicting himself in a military uniform adorned with medals he never earned, standing alongside artificially rendered versions of Generals George S. Patton and Douglas MacArthur. In the fabricated image, Trump appears as a four-star general while both Patton and MacArthur are depicted with two-star ranks, contradicting historical fact: Patton held four stars and MacArthur was one of only nine officers to achieve five-star rank.

Trump has never served in the armed forces despite attending a private military academy as a teenager. During the Vietnam War, he obtained five deferments from the draft: four for college enrollment and one citing bone spurs in his heels. Trump later told radio host Howard Stern that avoiding sexually transmitted diseases constituted his “personal Vietnam.”

This image represents an escalation in Trump’s pattern of posting AI-fabricated military fantasies. Earlier this week, he shared another AI image depicting himself as a Revolutionary War military leader. Trump has repeatedly mused about awarding himself the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration, despite his complete absence from military service.

Critics characterized the image as stolen valor, accusing Trump of falsely claiming military honors and rank he neither earned nor deserves. The deliberate misrepresentation of actual military heroes with inferior ranks to his own fabricated rank particularly amplified the backlash, as Trump positioned himself above legitimate military legends in an entirely fictional context.

This post continues Trump’s documented pattern of normalizing false narratives through AI-generated imagery to craft an authoritarian persona disconnected from reality, including his use of executive power to reward loyalists and his unsubstantiated claims of fraud.



(Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/stolen-valor-trump-ripped-over-082259489.html)

Trump Attacks Collins, Media at Correspondents Dinner

President Donald Trump delivered a rambling hour-long speech at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Friday, attacking journalists and media outlets while making crude jokes that largely fell flat with the assembled press corps. Trump complained openly about the “frickin’ stupid speech” written for him after a sex joke about stairs failed to generate laughs, then spent much of his time assaulting members of the media he claimed to respect.

Trump directed his harshest attacks at CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins, repeating his demand that she smile more while covering him, continuing his documented pattern of singling out female journalists with sexist remarks. CNN CEO Mark Thompson responded by defending the network’s journalists and reaffirming their constitutional right to report without government interference. Trump also branded CNN’s Jake Tapper “Fake Tapper” and called Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Dawsey “unhireable,” while mocking the network’s coverage of the Trump-Epstein saga that prompted him to file an unsuccessful $10 billion defamation suit.

Trump devoted a lengthy, humor-free section of his speech to defending his controversial $600 million White House ballroom project, complaining that opponents motivated by “Trump derangement syndrome” were suing to block it. He also joked that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wanted to serve roadkill at the dinner, and mocked President Joe Biden’s mental fitness while claiming NBC and ABC should lose their broadcast licenses for not airing his recent primetime address about alleged foreign election interference.

Trump concluded by donning a 2028 campaign hat and stating he wanted to run for another term, which the Constitution prohibits. His speech demonstrated the Trump administration’s consistent hostility toward press freedom: the White House recently withdrew demands that New York Times journalists testify about sources, the Pentagon has systematically denied media access to defense officials, and Trump has filed repeated defamation suits against news outlets covering him unfavorably.

Critics condemned the speech as demonstrating Trump’s contempt for the independent press. Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta called the dinner “a disgrace,” describing Trump’s address as “rambling, unhinged speech is full of hate and spite” targeting his usual adversaries. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang and other speakers at the event highlighted Trump’s documented efforts to intimidate and sideline journalists throughout his time in office.



(Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-jokes-b3021335.html?fbclid=IwdGRjcATRmoZwZG9mBWZkaWQWULMQihHnyqTMCaGolZV_P33h_tkIl2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5dmA1iAOXG4ce9HsFoFF6EFz2dZ8FzuYuWP-gWoN_vildp7260a4lO81jaVA_aem_nS-QMLsOG59UP2V3IzKcdA)ideline journalists throughout his time in office.

Trump Attacks LeBron James as Racist in White House Press Conference

During a Friday White House press conference, Trump responded to Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy’s question about the greatest basketball player of all time by attacking LeBron James. When asked to choose between James and Michael Jordan, Trump declared Jordan the winner while accusing James of being “maybe he’s a racist” and stating he “only like[s] people that like me,” a transparent attempt to justify his hostility toward the athlete for his political opposition.

Trump’s animosity toward James spans years of deliberate targeting. James campaigned for Hillary Clinton in 2016, branded Trump a “bum” in 2017, and previously faced Trump attacks over an interview with CNN’s Don Lemon about opening a free school for at-risk students in his hometown. James also opposed Trump’s criticism of players kneeling during the National Anthem and endorsed Kamala Harris in 2024, further cementing Trump’s vendetta against him.

Trump’s baseless accusation of racism against James, combined with his explicit preference for people who support him, demonstrates his use of character attacks to punish political opponents and reward loyalty. The president weaponized his platform to demean James for exercising free speech and civic engagement, behavior consistent with his pattern of dehumanizing rhetoric toward Black figures who criticize him or refuse his approval.

James’ accomplishments include four NBA titles and four MVP awards across a 23-season career with multiple teams, while Jordan won six titles and five MVPs during his era. Trump’s insistence on framing the comparison through political loyalty rather than athletic merit underscores his willingness to corrupt public discourse with personal grievance.



(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/sports/trump-attacks-lebron-james-in-oval-office-rant-maybe-hes-a-racist/)

Trump EEOC Kills 60-Year Demographic Data Collection Rule

The Trump administration’s EEOC, controlled by a Republican majority, voted Tuesday to eliminate a 60-year-old federal requirement mandating that tens of thousands of private employers submit annual workforce demographic reports. The data collection, known as the EEO-1 form, has been mandatory since 1966 for companies with at least 100 employees and covers more than 50 million workers across 73,000 employers nationwide, tracking representation of women and racial minorities across job categories from executive positions to service roles.

EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas, who has promoted complaints from white men and opposed diversity initiatives, justified the elimination by falsely claiming the reporting requirement costs employers “hundreds of millions of dollars” and encourages racial discrimination. Lucas argued companies use demographic data to justify discriminatory hiring practices, despite lack of evidence supporting this claim. Former Democratic EEOC commissioners directly contradicted Lucas, stating there is “little evidence that companies are routinely using employment data to engage in quotas or race-based hiring” and calling her justification “simply inaccurate and unsupported speculation.”

The data reveals white men hold 52.7% of executive and senior management roles despite comprising one-third of the overall workforce, while Black and Hispanic women remain drastically underrepresented in senior positions. Women hold 34.5% of executive roles, up from 29.2% a decade earlier. The EEOC has used this data for 60 years to identify discrimination patterns, guide enforcement priorities, and inform investigations into the 88,000 workplace discrimination complaints it receives annually. The Trump administration did not publicly release the 2024 data it collected and has blocked collection for 2025.

The move, recommended by Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s authoritarian policy blueprint, dismantles a civil rights tool that survived 10 consecutive administrations. Democratic EEOC Commissioner Kalpana Kotagal, the sole Democrat remaining after Trump’s loyalty purges, voted against elimination, warning the commission was “turning back time to a period before the civil rights movement” and stripping the agency of its ability to protect workers. Kotagal signaled the data collection could be reinstated under future leadership.

Some large companies have already begun withdrawing their own diversity disclosures. Twenty-four companies in the S&P 100 stopped disclosing EEO-1 data in 2025 after releasing it previously, though 60 S&P 100 companies still chose transparency. Companies remain legally required under Title VII to retain demographic records subject to EEOC demand during discrimination investigations, and employment discrimination lawsuits continue regardless of federal reporting requirements.



(Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-donald-trump-democratic-new-york-republican-b3019049.html)

Trump White House Report Attacks Smithsonian History Museum

Trump administration officials released a 162-page White House report on July 4 titled “Saving America’s Story” accusing the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History of “thinly veiled anti-Americanism” and “extreme political activism.” The report alleged the museum presents America as “a fundamentally oppressive nation” since Columbus and has been captured by ideological activists, demands that contradict the institution’s scholarly mission and documented historical record.

Lonnie Bunch, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, directly rejected the White House characterization in a memo to staff, stating the report “is not a fair characterization of the work and totality of the National Museum of American History.” The Organization of American Historians, the nation’s largest group of U.S. history scholars, similarly condemned the report as executive branch overreach designed to force the Smithsonian to reshape its historical narratives to serve the administration’s political agenda.

This attack continues Trump’s broader assault on American cultural institutions. Trump issued an executive order targeting the Smithsonian with threats of federal funding cuts, demanding the elimination of exhibitions addressing racial themes under the banner of removing “divisive, race-based ideology.” His administration has dismantled slavery exhibits, restored Confederate statues, and removed references to Trump’s two impeachments and the January 6 Capitol insurrection from the National Portrait Gallery’s presidential portrait caption.

The Smithsonian, a 180-year-old institution with independent decision-making authority, receives most of its annual budget from Congress. Trump’s threat of funding cuts represents financial coercion designed to force institutional compliance with his reframing of American history, effectively weaponizing the federal government’s fiscal power to suppress historically accurate scholarship and suppress critical examination of America’s past.

Bunch confirmed the institution is reviewing the report but has not capitulated to its demands, maintaining the museum’s commitment to evidence-based historical presentation. The White House report and Trump’s escalating pressure on the Smithsonian exemplify his systematic effort to rewrite American history by suppressing documentation of slavery, racial injustice, and his own abuses of power.



(Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/smithsonian-lonnie-bunch-white-house-antiamericanism-b3011746.html?fbclid=IwdGRjcATB0XJwZG9mA2ZkaWQWUKcWlLlueT6yqdAz9CmO8le_CVm22WV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR6F5p7mqDiBrH0yzymcruco_x2Nr78eafk7-Hx6GLViZ39GmiRC_xFlNOfgsA_aem_E7tLzyd1YREWljnSzqkRTw)

Trump Demands the Supreme Court Give Him a Do-Over

President Donald Trump demanded Wednesday that the U.S. Supreme Court grant him a rehearing in the birthright citizenship case after the court rejected his executive order striking down citizenship for children born to undocumented immigrants and visa holders. The 6-3 decision upheld the 14th Amendment’s clear language granting citizenship to all persons born in the United States, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing for the majority that the constitutional text is unambiguous. Trump’s demand for immediate rehearing follows his loss in Trump v. Barbara, where four justices signaled they do not believe the Constitution necessarily bestows citizenship on people born in the U.S., exposing the court’s extremist drift.

On Truth Social, Trump falsely claimed that billboards at the southern border advertise “birthright citizenship with deliveries starting at $4000,” asserting this constitutes a crime that invalidates the court’s ruling. Trump’s false characterization contradicts his own administration’s policies: in April 2026, he introduced a “gold card” visa for foreign nationals paying at least $1 million, which explicitly fast-tracks citizenship pathways for wealthy immigrants. This hypocrisy demonstrates Trump weaponizes the courts to circumvent constitutional protections when they conflict with his authoritarian agenda.

Trump’s demand for immediate rehearing and his subsequent pressure on Congress to overturn the 14th Amendment reflect his systematic assault on constitutional limits and independent judicial authority. His attacks on the Supreme Court’s decision, combined with his demands to remake institutions through loyalty purges and judicial remaking, advance his model of permanent executive power unchecked by law or democratic processes.



(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump/trump-demands-the-supreme-court-give-him-a-do-over-asks-for-a-rehearing-immediately/)its and independent judicial authority. His attacks on the Supreme Court’s decision, combined with his demands to remake institutions through loyalty purges and judicial remaking, advance his model of permanent executive power unchecked by law or democratic processes.

Trump posts a doctored photo portraying Obamas boarding Air Force One spray-painted with graffiti | PBS News

President Trump posted a doctored image on Truth Social Sunday depicting former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama boarding Air Force One with the aircraft spray-painted with graffiti including the phrase "Yes We Can," "Obama," "BLM," and Arabic text reading "alhamdulillah" (praise be to God). The use of graffiti as a visual device carries a long history as a coded racist message associating Black people with crime and urban decay.

This fabricated image follows Trump's February post during Black History Month depicting the Obamas as primates in a jungle setting, which was deleted after bipartisan condemnation from civil rights leaders and Republican senators. Trump refused to apologize for that post and blamed staff for its creation. The new doctored photograph represents an escalation in Trump's pattern of sustained personal attacks on the former president and first lady using incendiary and racist rhetoric.

The timing of Sunday's post is particularly inflammatory given that Trump last week took his maiden voyage on a new Air Force One, a $400 million retrofitted Boeing 747-800 gifted by Qatar, redesigned with Trump's preferred navy-blue and red and gold color scheme replacing the aircraft's historic light blue hull. Trump posted the doctored image while at his Virginia golf club after spending Saturday celebrating Independence Day and the nation's 250th anniversary at the National Mall.

The post was one of multiple Sunday messages on Truth Social including a doctored image of Obama's presidential library in Chicago depicting it as surrounded by garbage and wasteland, which Trump posted twice last month with the caption "The Obama Library ten years from now will be a 'Mecca' for those who hate America!" Trump has consistently attacked the Obama library in public remarks.

Trump's Sunday posts also included a fabricated image of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni positioned beneath him with text reading "RESTRAINING ORDER NEEDED," falsely suggesting she pursued him for photographs during the recent Group of Seven summit. Meloni responded by calling Trump's account "completely fabricated," stating "Italy and I never beg," while Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani canceled a planned trip to Washington. Trump departs Monday for Turkey to attend a NATO summit with allied leaders.

(Source: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-posts-a-doctored-photo-portraying-obamas-boarding-air-force-one-spray-painted-with-graffiti?fbclid=IwdGRjcAS42OlwZG9mA2ZkaWQWUKC0BmgfJJiw6Gt0lOSLLuSnuhx2tGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR4wM5o_UQRWJutaJAZWWl404hZoJ0kbaFOXKsob9042I3coDv_2sLgZv4aEZw_aem_c6YpIXQxJj_F6kzXPPQbGw)

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