Trump Claims He Never Signed His Own Order on War Powers
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What did Trump claim about signing the Alien Enemies Act?
Donald Trump is now claiming that he did not sign the invocation of war powers under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Despite the fact that Donald Trump's name is on the invocation of the Alien Enemies Act, you see right there it says, by the President of the United States of America on March 15th, 2025. And there's his signature saying, in witness whereof I have signed this, It's in the Federal Register, dated Thursday, March 20th, 2025 under presidential documents. Trump is claiming he didn't sign it. He said other people handled it and he didn't know how it was signed. Here's what Donald Trump said moments ago outside of the White House to reporters. This was truly a stunning moment. Here, play this clip.
Why is Judge Jeb Boasberg questioning the proclamation's signing?
It doesn't sound like this judge who the DOJ is arguing with today about the deportation flights. He wants to know why the proclamation was signed in the dark, his words, and why people were rushed on to planes.
Because we want to get criminals out of our country, number one. And I don't know when it was signed because I didn't sign it. Other people handled it. But Marco Rubio has done a great job and he wanted them out. And we go along with that. We want to get...
Now, we come with receipts here at the Midas Touch Network. Donald Trump's chief propagandist, who claims she's a press secretary, Caroline Leavitt, held a press conference in the White House shortly after Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act. And she says President Trump signed the proclamation. Play this clip.
What role did Caroline Leavitt play in this controversy?
President Trump signed a proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act regarding the invasion of the United States by the foreign terrorist organization, Tren de Aragua. At the president's direction, the Department of Homeland Security carried out a counterterrorism operation, deporting nearly 200 violent Tren de Aragua terrorists, which will save countless Americans.
Here's Caroline Levitt. Shortly after that, she goes on state regime media known as Fox News. with Maria Bartiromo. And she says Donald Trump signed this proclamation. And then she goes on to say, and as a result, she says like over 200 or 300 Venezuelan gang members. And she says our terrorists, the most dangerous, violent people, she said, have been sent to El Salvador. I want to play this. Then I want to fact check it. Let's play it.
Good morning, Maria. The president signed a proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act against Tren de Aragua members who have invaded our country. These are the most violent, heinous criminal monsters you could ever imagine. They have taken the lives of innocent American women like Jocelyn Nongre and Lakin Riley. And the president invoked this authority to deport nearly 300 of them who are now in El Salvador, where they will be behind bars where they belong rather than roaming freely in American communities.
Why are there concerns about the deportation process?
Now, one of the things that we are learning and why I think Donald Trump's claiming that he did not sign this invocation of the Alien Enemies Act is that a lot of the individuals who ended up being kidnapped by the Trump regime and sent to El Salvador to be placed in concentration camps were not actually gang members. They were not given due process to prove that they were not gang members in the first place. We're learning, for example, that political exiles of Venezuela professional soccer players who were coaches who were here lawfully under our lawful asylum process because they may have had Real Madrid tattoos or because they were giving the peace or love sign. The Trump regime said their gang members picked them up, found them in the database because they were lawfully here seeking asylum, shipped them to concentration camps in El Salvador. We're also learning that there were women who were sent to El Salvador And those concentration camps there are only for men. And so they had to be sent back to Venezuela.
And who knows what happened there if they're political exiles from the Maduro regime. We learned a lot about this over the past few days. And then there was a hearing in the federal courts in Washington, D.C. today, where the federal judge, Jeb Boasberg, looks increasingly inclined to hold the Trump regime in contempt.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What did Trump claim about signing the Alien Enemies Act?
0:00–0:50
2
Why is Judge Jeb Boasberg questioning the proclamation's signing?
0:50–1:40
3
What role did Caroline Leavitt play in this controversy?
1:40–2:57
4
Why are there concerns about the deportation process?
2:57–4:49
5
How is the Trump administration responding to legal challenges?
4:49–6:24
6
What context did Ben Meiselas provide about the proclamation?
6:24–7:41
7
Is the Alien Enemies Act being used appropriately according to Trump?
7:41–12:34
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