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Liberals lose their minds over Justice Department banner featuring Trump

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A newly installed banner at the Department of Justice headquarters displaying President Donald Trump’s face sparked criticism from detractors, who likened it to authoritarianism and questioned the department’s impartiality.
Prominent Democrats, including Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, and a slew of anti-Trump legal experts weighed in on social media Thursday, saying the banner symbolized a biased DOJ. The department said the banner, which read «Make America Safe Again,» honored the White House’s efforts to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.
«We are proud at this Department of Justice to celebrate 250 years of our great country and our historic work to make America safe again at President Trump’s direction,» a DOJ spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
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Workers on an aerial lift check their installation of a new banner featuring an image of U.S. President Donald Trump on the facade of the US Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2026. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)
Meanwhile, Newsom called the banner «beyond parody,» while Democratic senators accused the DOJ of weaponizing its authority to appease the president, who has openly called for the prosecution of his political rivals.
«President Trump is weaponizing the DOJ as his own personal law firm,» Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., said.
Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., also chimed in. Federal prosecutors recently failed to secure an indictment against him after he instructed military members to refuse to follow illegal orders.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on during a bill signing event related to redrawing the state’s congressional maps on August 21, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
«The grift, groveling, and weaponization of our government is chilling,» Crow said. «The Justice Department works for the American people. They shouldn’t be political henchmen for Donald Trump–or any other President.»
Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., said: «The Department of Justice is supposed to work for and represent you, not him.»
David Frum, a writer for The Atlantic, said the DOJ was a «a pure creature of presidential whim, retribution, and cover-up,» adding the banner had «the virtue of candor at least.»
Prominent never-Trumper Bill Kristol said the banner was «shameful.»
«But in a way useful,» Kristol added. «No one should any longer pretend we have a «Department of Justice.» We have a Department of Trump.»
Attorney Barbara Comstock, a former Virginia U.S. congresswoman and high-profile Never Trump voice, asked if the banner was artificial intelligence.
«Nothing says Justice is Blind like hanging a Dear Leader Banner at DOJ…,» Comstock said.
Others called it a sign of «fascism» and compared it to North Korea, Nazi Germany and the Chinese Community Party.
Larry Pfeiffer, a former longtime intelligence community official, said the «Pyongyangification of Washington DC continues.»
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Workers hang a large photo of US President Donald Trump on the facade of the Department of Labor headquarters building in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 27, 2025. (Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images)
The banner is not the first to unfurl on a federal building in Washington, D.C., as part of the White House initiative to honor 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Indendence.
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The Department of Labor has for months prominently featured a similar sign reading «American Workers First.»
Republicans had a largely muted response to the move to install Trump’s face on the DOJ. Jason Miller, Trump’s former senior adviser, gave it thumbs-up emojis, while U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin simply said, «True.»
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Truck caught on camera plowing into famed Australian synagogue in alleged hate crime

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Newly released video shows the moment a man allegedly plowed into the famed Brisbane Synagogue in Australia on Friday, before speeding off into the night.
The suspect, a 32-year-old Sunnybank man whose name has not been released, is charged with willful damage, serious vilification or hate crime, dangerous operation of a vehicle, possession of dangerous drugs and possession of utensils or pipes for use, according to Queensland Police.
Authorities said the attack happened just after 7:15 p.m. local time Friday, when a black Toyota Hilux utility truck struck and knocked down the gates of the synagogue, located on Margaret Street.
Footage shows the truck driving in front of the place of worship, and then suddenly stopping and backing up into the gates, knocking one side down.
The Brisbane Synagogue in Brisbane, Australia. (Google Maps)
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The driver could then be seen putting the vehicle back into drive and speeding away in the same direction.
Police quickly tracked down the car and took the driver into custody without incident.
No one was injured during the incident, officials said.

A general view of Brisbane City Skyline, Australia taken on Monday December 8, 2025. (Robbie Stephenson/PA Images via Getty Images)
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The suspect, who is believed to have acted alone, is scheduled to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Saturday.
Authorities said there is no ongoing threat to the community.
The incident came two months after a father and son allegedly carried out Australia’s deadliest terror attack, targeting a Jewish «Hanukkah by the Sea» celebration at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14.

People visit a floral tribute outside the Bondi Pavilion after a mass shooting at Bondi Beach, Dec. 19, in Sydney. (Steve Markham/AP Photo)
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Naveed Akram, 24, and his father, Sajid Akram, 50, are accused of killing 15 people and wounding dozens of others.
Sajid Akram was killed, and Naveed Akram was critically injured in a gun battle with police at the scene.
Naveed Akram is charged with one count of committing a terrorist act, 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and additional firearms and explosives offenses, according to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions’ website.

People attend a floral memorial in honour of the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday, at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 16, 2025. (Flavio Brancaleone/Reuters)
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Weeks after the massacre, police clashed with anti-Israel demonstrators as Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Australia.
At least 27 people were arrested, including 10 for allegedly assaulting officers, after violence broke out as authorities attempted to clear thousands of protesters gathered near Sydney’s Town Hall, according to officials.
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Herzog warned of rising antisemitism during the visit, calling it a global emergency, and defended Israel’s actions in Gaza when asked about the protests.
Fox News Digital’s Efrat Lachter and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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La película alemana ‘Yellow Letters’ ganó el premio mayor del Festival de Cine de Berlín

Yellow Letters, dirigida por el cineasta alemán Ilker Catak, ganó el Oso de Oro a la mejor película en el Festival de Cine de Berlín, en una ceremonia marcada por la controversia en torno a Gaza que ha perseguido a la edición de este año del evento.
Yellow Letters es un drama político que narra la historia de un director turco y su esposa actriz, a quienes de repente se les prohíbe trabajar por sus opiniones ideológicas. El presidente del jurado, Wim Wenders, calificó la película de “una aterradora premonición, una mirada hacia un futuro cercano que también podría ocurrir en nuestros países”. “Es una película que denuncia con mucha claridad el lenguaje político del totalitarismo en contraste con el lenguaje empático del cine”, dijo Wenders. Al recibir el premio, Catak calificó a Wenders como “uno de mis maestros” y añadió: “Es algo increíble recibir este premio de tu parte”.
El Oso de Plata, Gran Premio del Jurado, fue para Salvation del director y guionista turco Emin Alper, quien en su discurso mencionó su solidaridad con varias figuras de oposición de alto perfil encarceladas en Turquía, incluido el alcalde de Estambul, Ekrem Imamoglu. Alper también aprovechó la oportunidad para expresar su apoyo a “los habitantes de Irán que sufren bajo la tiranía” y “los palestinos en Gaza que viven y mueren en las condiciones más terribles”.

Al hablar en una conferencia de prensa al inicio del festival la semana pasada, el presidente del jurado, Wim Wenders, respondió a una pregunta sobre el apoyo del gobierno alemán a Israel diciendo: “Realmente no podemos entrar en el campo de la política”. En la misma conferencia de prensa, había dicho que las películas tienen el poder de “cambiar el mundo”, pero de una manera diferente a la de la política. Sin embargo, sus comentarios en respuesta a la pregunta sobre Israel provocaron una oleada de indignación.
La novelista india Arundhati Roy, quien tenía previsto presentar una versión restaurada de una película de 1989 que ella escribió, se retiró del evento, calificando las palabras de Wenders de “inaceptables” y “sorprendentes”. El martes, una carta abierta firmada por decenas de figuras de la industria cinematográfica, incluidos los actores Javier Bardem y Tilda Swinton y el director Adam McKay, condenó el “silencio del festival de Berlín sobre el genocidio de los palestinos” y lo acusó de estar involucrado en la “censura” de artistas que se oponen a las acciones de Israel. La directora Tricia Tuttle, en su segundo año al frente de la Berlinale, rechazó rotundamente las acusaciones. En un discurso al inicio de la ceremonia del sábado, dijo que “expresarse es parte de la democracia”. “Respetamos que la gente hable porque se necesita mucho valor para hacerlo”, afirmó, y añadió: “No siempre estamos de acuerdo con todas las afirmaciones que se hacen sobre nosotros”.

Otros grandes galardonados incluyeron a la actriz alemana Sandra Hueller, quien recibió el Oso de Plata a la Mejor Interpretación por su papel protagonista en Rose de Markus Schleinzer. El drama en blanco y negro narra la historia de una mujer que se hace pasar por hombre en la Alemania rural del siglo XVII para escapar de las restricciones del patriarcado.
Queen at Sea del director estadounidense Lance Hammer, protagonizada por Juliette Binoche como una mujer que cuida a su madre con demencia, recibió dos premios. La película retrata con sensibilidad la devastación que la enfermedad de Alzheimer inflige a los seres queridos del paciente. Tom Courtenay y Anna Calder-Marshall, quien interpreta a la madre enferma en la película, compartieron el Oso de Plata a la Mejor Interpretación de Reparto. El filme también recibió el Oso de Plata del Jurado, considerado el tercer premio más prestigioso.
El primer gran evento del calendario cinematográfico también sirvió como plataforma para que cineastas iraníes condenaran la represión letal de las protestas antigubernamentales en su país de origen. El director disidente Jafar Panahi, quien ganó la Palma de Oro de Cannes por Fue solo un accidente, también intervino en la Berlinale para denunciar la represión del gobierno iraní contra los manifestantes, represión que –según grupos de derechos humanos– dejó miles de muertos. “Ha ocurrido un crimen increíble. Ha ocurrido un asesinato masivo. Ni siquiera se permite a las personas llorar a sus seres queridos”, declaró Panahi en una charla organizada como parte del festival.
Fuente: AFP
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