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The Independent
a day ago
- Politics
- The Independent
White House claims Trump went from ‘hunted to hunter' in latest unhinged meme with fireworks, eagles and flags
The White House has again posted another bizarre meme of Donald Trump, this time presenting the president striking a heroic pose against the night sky and declaring: 'I was the hunted – now I'm the hunter.' Surrounded by Fourth of July fireworks, the Stars and Stripes and bald eagles hovering low, Trump is cast as an all-American avenger. While not explicitly spelled out, the 'hunted' presumably refers to the indictments he faced in 2023, all of which he complained were fabrications invented by his political adversaries to persecute him. 'They came after the wrong man,' the post is captioned, but who 'they' are and who precisely Trump is 'hunting' is not obvious. That said, Trump has recently called out a string of old foes, from former president Barack Obama to California Sen. Adam Schiff and expat chat show host Rosie O'Donnell, as he seeks to move on from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal currently threatening to engulf his presidency. Trump regularly griped throughout his first term that he was the victim of 'witch hunts' to discredit him, beginning with then-FBI special counsel Robert Mueller 's investigation into his campaign's alleged ties to Russia and continuing into the House impeachment hearings over his 'quid pro quo' phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in 2019. After losing the 2020 election to Joe Biden, Trump went on to be indicted by another special counsel, Jack Smith, over his role in the Capitol riot and for retaining top secret documents at his Florida home, as well as Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for falsifying business records to conceal 'hush money' payments to the porn star Stormy Daniels and by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for attempting to overturn the election result in Georgia. Only Bragg's case reached trial, with Trump ultimately found guilty on all counts on May 30 last year. He moved quickly to appeal a verdict that left him the first convicted felon to win the White House, another unwanted historic first for the only U.S. president to be impeached twice. Throughout his legal ordeals, Trump insisted he was innocent of any wrongdoing and that his long list of enemies were conspiring against him. As a candidate last year, he also repeatedly declined invitations to deny that he was motivated by revenge, instead telling Newsmax in June 2024, to give just one example, that it was 'very possible' his political opponents could be prosecuted if he returned to power. The latest meme from the official White House X account would appear to back up that threat and has drawn a mixed reaction from commentators, finding favor with MAGA and QAnon accounts but scorn elsewhere, with many posting memes of their own to suggest it is just another Epstein distraction tactic. 'This post by The White House X account, crosses a line that should concern every American, regardless of party,' wrote podcaster Lorenzo Maldonado. 'This isn't just over the top campaign propaganda. It's a direct use of government branding to promote one man's narrative of vengeance, using militaristic imagery and cult like symbolism. ''I was the hunted now I'm the hunter'? That's not the language of democracy. That's something else entirely. The presidency isn't a weapon. And the White House isn't a campaign tool.' Earlier this month, the same account posted an image of Trump as Superman to capitalise on the new DC blockbuster starring the Man of Steel, which likewise attracted derision. That post led one commentator to accuse the billionaire businessman of turning the Oval Office into 'a slop engagement farm' by putting out content designed to excite Trump's base and troll his detractors, rather than serious and informative messaging from the commander-in-chief.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump accuses impeachment leader Schiff of ‘mortgage fraud' over Maryland home he keeps while repping California
President Donald Trump called for California Senator Adam Schiff to be prosecuted for what he described as 'mortgage fraud' as he claimed his longtime political foe has broken the law by previously claiming a home in suburban Maryland as his primary residence. Writing on Truth Social Tuesday, the president claimed he'd been given information from the federally-backed mortgage lender Fannie Mae indicating that Schiff, who led the investigation leading to the president's first impeachment trial, 'has engaged in a sustained pattern of possible Mortgage Fraud.' He accused the first-term senator of having falsely claimed a Potomac, Maryland, house he has owned for decades as a 'primary residence' while representing California in Congress, thereby gaining a more favorable interest rate than he otherwise would have been entitled to. 'Adam Schiff said that his primary residence was in MARYLAND to get a cheaper mortgage and rip off America, when he must LIVE in CALIFORNIA because he was a Congressman from CALIFORNIA. I always knew Adam Schiff was a Crook,' Trump said. The Democrat accused Trump of a 'baseless attempt at political retribution' in a post on X Tuesday. 'Since I led his first impeachment, Trump has repeatedly called for me to be arrested for treason,' Schiff said. 'So in a way, I guess this is a bit of a letdown. And this baseless attempt at political retribution won't stop me from holding him accountable. Not by a long shot.' President Donald Trump accused political rival and Democrat Adam Schiff of 'mortgage fraud' for his Maryland home. (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) The president added that the alleged 'fraud' ran from a 2009 refinancing of Schiff's Maryland house until he designated it as a second home in 2020. Schiff has represented California in D.C. since 2001 and, for almost all of that time, has kept a home in Maryland, where he has lived with his wife and where his children have attended public schools. He also keeps a condominium in Burbank, California, which is part of his former Los Angeles-area House district. It was once common for House and Senate members to bring their families to Washington before the practice was turned into fodder for campaign attacks by Republicans during the 1994 midterm elections. In recent years, most members have kept their families back home for fear of political fallout, with some going so far as to sleep in their offices to avoid establishing any roots in the nation's capital. Other senators have faced questions over their Capital-area residences. Schiff's predecessor, former senator Laphonza Butler, was forced to re-register to vote in California after she was appointed to the seat following the death of longtime California senator Dianne Feinstein. Butler, a longtime Democratic activist and operative, had longstanding ties to the Golden State but had been registered to vote in the Washington area. Schiff's ownership of the Maryland property was reported on during his Senate campaign by CNN, which at the time reported that the then-House member wasn't likely to face any legal repercussions because the law at issue is ambiguous when it comes to the definition of a primary residence. But Marisol Samayoa, Schiff's spokesperson during the campaign and his current press secretary, told CNN last year that he has claimed both his properties as primary residences for mortgage purposes 'because they are both occupied throughout the year and to distinguish them from a vacation property.' Schiff has been a top political target of Trump's since his first administration and is often on the receiving end of the president's ire (AFP/Getty) Schiff has been a top political target of Trump's since his first administration and is often on the receiving end of the president's ire. Schiff played a prominent role in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and served as chair of the House Intelligence Committee in 2019. Trump and Republicans ramped up their attacks on Schiff after special counsel Robert Mueller did not find sufficient evidence of criminal conspiracy. The president hurled numerous insults at Schiff, including 'pencil neck,' 'Schifty Schiff' and 'watermelon head.' The Democrat became the lead prosecutor in 2020 at Trump's first impeachment trial, where Trump was acquitted by the Senate. Schiff also served on the House's January 6 committee.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
After Obama prison video, Trump says another top Democrat is in ‘Big Trouble'
President Donald Trump has continued to call for the arrest of leading Democratic politicians on Truth Social, warning that California Sen. Adam Schiff is in 'Big Trouble' and should be sent to prison. Perhaps seeking to shift the narrative away from the ongoing controversy over his past friendship with the late billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, Trump reposted an AI video from TikTok of Barack Obama being arrested and jailed on his social media platform on Sunday. He followed that up with, among other things, a clip of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard accusing Obama of manufacturing evidence to suggest that Russia helped him win the 2016 presidential election and a meme showing members of the 44th president's administration posing for jailhouse mugshots. Then, late on Sunday, the president wrote of Schiff: 'Adam 'Shifty' Schiff is in BIG TROUBLE! He falsified Loan Documents. He once said my son would go to prison on a SCAM that Schiff, along with other Crooked Dems, illegally 'manufactured' in order to stage an actual coup. 'My son did nothing wrong, knew nothing about the fictional story. It was an American Tragedy! Now Shifty should pay the price of prison for a real crime, not one made up by the corrupt accusers!' Trump's gloating post followed up on his accusation last week that Schiff – who, as chair of the House Intelligence Committee, led the first impeachment push against him during his first term and whom the Republican has loathed ever since – engaged in 'mortgage fraud' by dishonestly claiming a home in suburban Maryland was his primary residence. The president claimed to have been given the tip-off by the federally-backed lender Fannie Mae and added with glee: 'I always knew Adam Schiff was a Crook.' The senator retaliated on X by denying any wrongdoing and commented: 'Since I led his first impeachment, Trump has repeatedly called for me to be arrested for treason. So in a way, I guess this is a bit of a letdown. And this baseless attempt at political retribution won't stop me from holding him accountable. Not by a long shot. 'This is just Donald Trump's latest attempt at political retaliation against his perceived enemies. So it is not a surprise, only how weak this false allegation turns out to be. And much as Trump may hope, this smear will not distract from his Epstein files problem.' Schiff's press secretary Marisol Samayoa told CNN last year that her boss has claimed properties in both California and Maryland as his primary residences throughout his political career for mortgage purposes 'because they are both occupied throughout the year and to distinguish them from a vacation property.' Schiff was a California congressman between 2001 and 2024 before he ran to succeed Laphonza Butler as a Golden State senator last year. He has kept a home in the north east for much of that time to serve as his base when Congress is in session, living there with his wife and sending his two children to Maryland public schools. The senator was given a further chance to respond when he appeared on CBS's just-cancelled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Thursday and said that Trump's regular threats to his enemies – from law firms and universities to illegal immigrants – are attempts to create a 'climate of fear' and 'frighten people into submission.' Speaking to camera to address the president directly, Schiff continued: 'Donald, p*** off. But, before you do, release the Epstein files.'
Yahoo
a day ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
White House claims Trump went from ‘hunted to hunter' in latest unhinged meme with fireworks, eagles and flags
The White House has again posted another bizarre meme of Donald Trump, this time presenting the president striking a heroic pose against the night sky and declaring: 'I was the hunted – now I'm the hunter.' Surrounded by Fourth of July fireworks, the Stars and Stripes and bald eagles hovering low, Trump is cast as an all-American avenger. While not explicitly spelled out, the 'hunted' presumably refers to the indictments he faced in 2023, all of which he complained were fabrications invented by his political adversaries to persecute him. 'They came after the wrong man,' the post is captioned, but who 'they' are and who precisely Trump is 'hunting' is not obvious. That said, Trump has recently called out a string of old foes, from former president Barack Obama to California Sen. Adam Schiff and expat chat show host Rosie O'Donnell, as he seeks to move on from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal currently threatening to engulf his presidency. Trump regularly griped throughout his first term that he was the victim of 'witch hunts' to discredit him, beginning with then-FBI special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into his campaign's alleged ties to Russia and continuing into the House impeachment hearings over his 'quid pro quo' phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in 2019. After losing the 2020 election to Joe Biden, Trump went on to be indicted by another special counsel, Jack Smith, over his role in the Capitol riot and for retaining top secret documents at his Florida home, as well as Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for falsifying business records to conceal 'hush money' payments to the porn star Stormy Daniels and by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for attempting to overturn the election result in Georgia. Only Bragg's case reached trial, with Trump ultimately found guilty on all counts on May 30 last year. He moved quickly to appeal a verdict that left him the first convicted felon to win the White House, another unwanted historic first for the only U.S. president to be impeached twice. Throughout his legal ordeals, Trump insisted he was innocent of any wrongdoing and that his long list of enemies were conspiring against him. As a candidate last year, he also repeatedly declined invitations to deny that he was motivated by revenge, instead telling Newsmax in June 2024, to give just one example, that it was 'very possible' his political opponents could be prosecuted if he returned to power. The latest meme from the official White House X account would appear to back up that threat and has drawn a mixed reaction from commentators, finding favor with MAGA and QAnon accounts but scorn elsewhere, with many posting memes of their own to suggest it is just another Epstein distraction tactic. 'This post by The White House X account, crosses a line that should concern every American, regardless of party,' wrote podcaster Lorenzo Maldonado. 'This isn't just over the top campaign propaganda. It's a direct use of government branding to promote one man's narrative of vengeance, using militaristic imagery and cult like symbolism. ''I was the hunted now I'm the hunter'? That's not the language of democracy. That's something else entirely. The presidency isn't a weapon. And the White House isn't a campaign tool.' Earlier this month, the same account posted an image of Trump as Superman to capitalise on the new DC blockbuster starring the Man of Steel, which likewise attracted derision. That post led one commentator to accuse the billionaire businessman of turning the Oval Office into 'a slop engagement farm' by putting out content designed to excite Trump's base and troll his detractors, rather than serious and informative messaging from the commander-in-chief.
Fox News
2 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Trump invokes Russia collusion hoax while calling for longtime foe Schiff to face jail time
President Donald Trump called for California Democrat Sen. Adam Schiff to face jail time while invoking recently declassified documents alleging Obama administration officials "manufactured and politicized intelligence" to create the narrative that Russia was attempting to influence the 2016 presidential election. "Adam 'Shifty' Schiff is in BIG TROUBLE!" Trump posted to Truth Social Sunday evening. "He falsified Loan Documents. He once said my son would go to prison on a SCAM that Schiff, along with other Crooked Dems, illegally 'manufactured' in order to stage an actual coup." "My son did nothing wrong, knew nothing about the fictional story," he added. "It was an American Tragedy! Now Shifty should pay the price of prison for a real crime, not one made up by the corrupt accusers!" Schiff is under scrutiny after the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) sent a letter to the Department of Justice in May sounding the alarm that in "multiple instances," Schiff allegedly "falsified bank documents and property records to acquire more favorable loan terms, impacting payments from 2003-2019 for a Potomac, Maryland-based property." FHFA is an independent federal agency that oversees Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Bank System. Schiff's office did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment Monday morning. Trump publicly lambasted Schiff Tuesday over the alleged mortgage fraud, while Fannie Mae's financial crimes investigations concluded last week in a letter to the FHFA that Schiff allegedly engaged in "a sustained pattern of possible occupancy misrepresentation" on five Fannie Mae loans, Fox News Digital previously reported. "I have always suspected Shifty Adam Schiff was a scam artist," Trump posted to Truth Social Tuesday. "And now I learn that Fannie Mae's Financial Crimes Division have concluded that Adam Schiff has engaged in a sustained pattern of possible Mortgage Fraud." "Adam Schiff said that his primary residence was in MARYLAND to get a cheaper mortgage and rip off America, when he must LIVE in CALIFORNIA because he was a Congressman from CALIFORNIA. I always knew Adam Schiff was a Crook. The FRAUD began with the refinance of his Maryland property on February 6, 2009, and continued through multiple transactions until the Maryland property was correctly designated as a second home on October 13, 2020." Schiff has passed off the allegations as a continuation of Trump's history of slamming the liberal lawmaker. "Since I led his first impeachment, Trump has repeatedly called for me to be arrested for treason," Schiff posted to X earlier in July after Trump first accused Schiff of mortgage fraud. "So in a way, I guess this is a bit of a letdown. And this baseless attempt at political retribution won't stop me from holding him accountable. Not by a long shot." Trump and Schiff have long been political foes, which was underscored during Trump's first administration when Schiff served as the lead House manager during the first impeachment trial against Trump in 2020, and when Schiff repeatedly promoted claims that Trump's 2016 campaign colluded with Russia. Days after Trump first posted about Schiff's mortgages in Maryland and California, the president's Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified documents that reportedly show "overwhelming evidence" that then-President Barack Obama and his national security team laid the groundwork for what would be the yearslong Trump–Russia collusion probe after Trump's election win against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016. "It lays out, these over 100 documents that you're referencing, that I declassified and released, spells out in great detail exactly what happens when you have some of the most powerful people in our country directly leading at the helm, President Obama and his senior-most national security cabinet, James Comey, John Brennan, James Clapper, and Susan Rice and others, essentially making a very intentional decision to create this manufactured, politicized piece of intelligence with the objective of subverting the will of the American people," Gabbard told Fox News' Sean Hannity Friday evening. She argued that the goal of Obama and his team was to essentially "not accept the decision of the American people" in 2016, and to use this "manufactured, politicized piece of intelligence" as a means to enact a "years-long coup against President Trump." Schiff was an incredibly vocal lawmaker amid the Russian collusion claims, most notably when the House censured him in 2023 over his promotion that Trump's 2016 campaign colluded with Russia. Schiff served in the House representing California from 2001 to 2024, when he was sworn-in as a senator after his successful 2024 campaign to serve in the nation's upper chamber. Schiff served as the ranking member of the House intelligence committee from 2015 to 2019, before becoming the committee's chair from 2019 to 2023. In that role, Schiff was kept up to date on classified materials surrounding the Russian collusion claims. Schiff advocated in 2018 that Donald Trump Jr., the president's son, face a subpoena amid Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into claims Trump's 2016 campaign colluded with Russia to secure the election, which Trump cited in his latest Truth Social aimed at Schiff. Mueller's investigation, which wrapped up in March 2019, into the Russia claims determined there was no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
