The March 14 invocation, featuring Trump’s signature, is listed as a presidential action on the White House website, which says it was issued by the president. The official Rapid Response 47 X account also said the invocation was signed by Trump. The original act was signed in 1798 by President John Adams.
“I don’t know when it was signed ’cause I didn’t sign it. Other people handled it. But Marco Rubio’s done a great job, and he wanted them out, and we go along with that,” Trump told reporters.
The White House said later on Friday that Trump wasn’t referring to the invocation, but the original act signed by Adams.
“President Trump was obviously referring to the original Alien Enemies Act that was signed
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