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Theo Vaughan The Department of Homeland Security admitted it was “scary” used their videos Promoting their immigration action without asking them first.
Podcaster and comedianThe 45-year-old shared his reaction to the promo video in the latest episode of his podcast, This past weekend.
“The government put out this DHS video that really scared me,” Vaughn told guest Andrew Santino. He said he was overwhelmed by hateful comments and threats online. Centineo responded that the clip appeared to be taken “out of context.”
Vaughn continued, revealing that she received “so much hate. I mean, a lot of it I didn’t see. But I would just see where it was, f*** it’s scary.” he added this murder of charlie kirk This had happened a few weeks earlier, which had further increased his concern for his well-being.
“And so I started going really crazy,” Vaughn said. “I started getting really nervous at home, I was paranoid about the show, that there might be someone in the audience — you know,” he said, possibly referring to his stand-up comedy show.
“To be honest, I think it really scared me.”
Vaughan’s concerns about potential danger to his life were expressed by several public figures. MPs And late night host Conservative activist’s security beefed up after cancer shot to death Speaking at a public event at Utah Valley University.
In late September, DHS posted a video on its podcast including a brief clip of Vaughn saying, “Heard you’ve been deported, buddy – bye.” This was followed by the number of immigrants deported from the country under President Donald Trump.
At the time, Vaughn responded to the clip on X, saying, “U DHS, I don’t approve of being used in this. I know you know my address, so send a check. And please take it down and please keep me off your ‘banger’ deportation video.”
He added, “When it comes to immigration my views and heart are much more nuanced than this video allows. Goodbye!” DHS eventually removed the video.
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The social media star’s dispute with the federal government surprised some of Vaughn’s listeners because he has previously spoken openly about his support for Trump. attending the presidential inauguration,
From this past weekendThe fourth-largest podcast on Spotify in the US, has attracted politicians including Senator Bernie Sanders and Vice President JD Vance. Nearly five million people listen to Von’s podcasts every month, and that’s Particularly influential among young men and Trump voters.
Trump revealed earlier this year that he visited Vaughn’s podcast during his re-election campaign after his teenage son Barron recommended it.
“Barron said, ‘Dad, you’ve got to do an interview with somebody I hadn’t heard of, but my son knew very well,'” Trump said during a speech in May.
Trump continued, “This was before the election. You know, if you don’t know, we won in a landslide, but he said, ‘Dad, you have to do an interview with a guy named Theo Vaughn.’ “I said, ‘Who the hell is Theo Vaughn?’ She said, ‘Dad, he is a very big man. You have to do an interview.’ So he knew all the names.”