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Department Of Homeland Security Posts Chilling Trump Portrait With Ominous Four-Word Message

The Department of Homeland Security posted a controversial social media post.

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The Department of Homeland Security posted on X this week, raising some eyebrows. It features a stern-looking photo of President Donald Trump above the caption, “Did You Remain Loyal?” The post is about a series of links to headlines about the recent Supreme Court rulings that went in Trump’s favor:

“The post was in response to a screenshot of numerous Insider Wire posts about Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Trump administration’s plans to revoke visas of asylum-seekers, and mail-in ballot restrictions,” HuffPost reported about the post. “People on social media responded with fierce criticism, saying the post appears to be ‘about trying to scare people who don’t support trump’ and emphasizing that they’re loyal ‘to the Constitution, not a man.'”

“There’s a long history of loyalty tests and loyalty checking in the government, dating back to probably before the Civil War,” Tevi Troy, an official in the George W. Bush administration, told HuffPost.

DHS defended the post to the media.

“The message is simple: enforce the law, secure the border, and protect the American people. It just so happens that when you uphold these values, you make America great again… “Spare us the manufactured outrage… Social media does not rewrite the Constitution and pretending otherwise is unserious. DHS will not apologize for standing behind its mission.”

“It’s stunning to see a federal agency — one with policing power, no less — calling on Americans to express their loyalty to the president,” Kevin Boyle, a Northwestern professor, told HuffPost. “It’s just one more instance of the authoritarian tendencies that infuse the Trump administration, as the president and his appointees have tried to twist patriotism.”

Social media users also had comments:

Photo courtesy of an X screenshot. 
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Stephen Silver is an award-winning journalist, essayist and film critic, and contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Stephen has authored thousands of articles that focus on politics, technology, and the economy.

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