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PULSE POINTS:
❓What Happened: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents have reportedly been reassigned for participating in a public protest by kneeling to Black Lives Matter (BLM).
👥 Who’s Involved: FBI agents involved in a 2020 protest, the FBI, CNN, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and President Donald J. Trump.
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📍 Where & When: The protest occurred in Washington, D.C., in June 2020.
💬 Key Quote: A former FBI official complained, “This notion that the bureau would go after these people, it’s just disgusting.”
⚠️ Impact: The reassignments are seen as a demotion and may discourage further partisan activities by public officials. The DOJ is reviewing the conduct of many agents regarding politicized cases and incidents.
IN FULL:
Several Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents have reportedly been reassigned for taking part in a June 2020 protest by kneeling to Black Lives Matter (BLM) following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The reassignments are perceived as demotions, and they occurred without any formal explanation, according to CNN, citing anonymous sources.
The FBI has chosen not to comment on the personnel changes, and responses from the affected agents have not been provided. The agents took a knee during a protest in Washington, D.C.
NEW: FBI agents photographed kneeling during George Floyd protest have been removed from their positions – CNN pic.twitter.com/yCVX2a3rK9
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 30, 2025
The catalyst for the protest was the death of George Floyd. The convicted armed robber, who was on fentanyl at the time and had heart disease, died after a police officer, Derek Chauvin, knelt on his neck during an arrest. Chauvin was later found guilty of Floyd’s murder in 2021, despite some dispute as to whether or not he caused his death.
A former FBI official criticized the bureau’s approach, accusing it of bypassing the usual disciplinary processes in handling the agents. The official complained that the agents’ treatment was “disgusting.”
The reassignments align with President Donald J. Trump’s objective to remove or at least disempower politically motivated personnel at the FBI. Notably, the Department of Justice (DOJ) is conducting a review of the actions of over 1,500 FBI personnel connected to politically charged cases impacting President Trump.
The review by the DOJ could have significant implications for the bureau, especially concerning the treatment of internal dissent and political activities among its agents.
PULSE POINTS:
❓What Happened: During an interview marking his 100th day in office, President Donald J. Trump expressed frustration and criticized ABC News anchor Terry Moran for his questions, particularly regarding an MS-13 tattoo on a deported illegal immigrant, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
👥 Who’s Involved: President Donald Trump and ABC News anchor Terry Moran were the primary figures in the interview.
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📍 Where & When: The interview took place in the Oval Office and was aired on April 29 as an hour-long special by ABC News under the title “President Trump: The First 100 Days: The Interview.”
💬 Key Quote: President Trump stated, “Why don’t you just say, ‘Yes, he does,’ and, you know, go on to something else,” during the tattoo debate with Moran.
⚠️ Impact: This interview highlighted ongoing tensions between the media and the Trump administration, underscoring issues of media trust and factual disputes in political reporting.
IN FULL:
President Donald J. Trump slammed ABC News and its senior national correspondent, Terry Moran, arguing the corporate media network was spreading “fake news” regarding tattoos found on the hand of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran illegal immigrant alleged to be a member of the violent MS-13 gang who was recently deported to his home country. In a tense exchange, Moran insisted that an image showing the tattoos in question had actually been photoshopped, and photographs of Abrego Garcia in El Salvador did not show “M-S-1-3” tattooed across his knuckles.
An image posted to social media by President Trump had the text added above existing tattoos on the El Salvadoran national’s knuckles to denote what the inked symbols stood for. Abrego Garcia has a marijuana leaf, a smiley face with “x” over the eyes, a cross, and a skull tattooed across his knuckles, which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and law enforcement officials contend are code representing M-S-1-3, the gang’s name.
“That was Photoshop? Terry, you can’t do that—he had—hey, they’re giving you the big break of a lifetime. You know, you’re doing the interview. I picked you because—frankly, I never heard of you, but that’s OK,” Trump said, responding to Moran’s assertion that the image of the tattoos had been doctored. The America First leader insisted, “He had MS-13 tattooed,” before Moran cut him off, asking that they move on to another subject.
“Terry. Do you want me to show the picture?” President Trump fired back, with Moran responding: “I saw the picture. We’ll—we’ll—we’ll agree to disagree.” After Trump continued to push back, the ABC News correspondent finally relented, conceding, “Fair enough, he did have tattoos that can be interpreted that way. I’m not an expert on them.”
Unsatisfied, President Trump continued to push Moran to acknowledge that the symbols tattooed on Abrego Garcia’s hand stood for MS-13. “Why don’t you just say, ‘Yes, he does,’ and, you know, go on to something else,” he told Moran, with the ABC News journalist responding: “It’s contested.”
As the interview progressed, Moran attempted to take several digs at the President, asking him: “I’m gonna ask—if I may, do you think the reputation of the United States has gone down under your presidency?” Exasperated, Trump replied: “I—no, I think it’s gone way up, and I think we’re a respected country again. We were laughed at all over the world. We had a president who couldn’t walk up a flight of stairs, couldn’t walk down a flight of stairs, couldn’t walk across a stage without falling. We had a president that was grossly incompetent. You knew it, I knew it, and everybody knew it. But you guys didn’t want to write it because you’re fake news.”
“And, by the way, ABC is one of the worst. I have to be honest with you,” Trump said as the interview concluded.
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