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This isn’t an authentic Truth Social post from Donald Trump responding to Selena Gomez
Recordings of a video Selena Gomez reportedly posted to — and deleted from — Instagram on Jan. 27 showed the actor-singer crying amid the Trump administration's recent mass deportation campaign against undocumented immigrants.
But a purported response from President Donald Trump isn’t authentic.
"Many Hollywood liberals have taken our actions to secure the border very personally, and are no doubt surprised that the government finally did something, after years of inaction," what looks like a TruthSocial post from Trump said. "Actress Selena Gomez, best known as the third amigo on that murder mystery show that Chevy Chase wouldn't touch, posted a video to social media where she was in tears over the deportations. Selena, these are people who broke the law by coming here! Some have also committed other horrible crimes. I hope Selena is just as upset about the victims of these crimes. Focus on your career - the people want a sequel to Spring Breakers!"
A Jan. 27 Threads post sharing the image said: "Trump responds to Selena Gomez’s meltdown."
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But we found no credible evidence, such as news reports, that Trump posted this.
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It doesn’t appear on his Truth Social account.
Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, responded to Gomez and other critics in a Fox News interview, saying that they should "go to Congress and change the law."
We rate claims this is an authentic Truth Social post from Trump False.
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Facebook post, Jan. 27, 2025
YouTube, Border czar Tom Homan reacts to Selena Gomez crying over mass deportation, Jan. 27, 2025
The Hollywood Reporter, Selena Gomez Told by Border Czar to Cry to Congress as Senate Hopeful Calls for Deportation, Jan. 28, 2025
USA Today, Selena Gomez cries in video reacting to Donald Trump's immigration orders: 'I'm so sorry,’ Jan. 27, 2025
TikTok post, Jan. 27, 2025
NBC News, Selena Gomez reacts to politician who said she should be deported after video of her crying amid ICE raids, Jan. 28, 2025
Donald Trump Truth Social account, visited Jan. 28, 2025
The Washington Post, Trump officials issue quotas to ICE officers to ramp up arrests, Jan. 26, 2025
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