{"id":2408895,"date":"2025-03-03T09:36:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T14:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melania-trump-to-shore-up-hill-support-for-deepfake-regulations-in-first-act-of-second-term-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T09:36:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T14:36:53","slug":"melania-trump-to-shore-up-hill-support-for-deepfake-regulations-in-first-act-of-second-term-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melania-trump-to-shore-up-hill-support-for-deepfake-regulations-in-first-act-of-second-term-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump to shore up Hill support for deepfake regulations in first act of second term &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmelania-trump-to-shore-up-hill-support-for-deepfake-regulations-in-first-act-of-second-term-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2408895&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>First\u2064 Lady Melania \u2063Trump is set to advocate for new legislation aimed at regulating deepfakes \u2064during an upcoming meeting \u2064on Capitol Hill\u2014the first solo engagement since her return to the White House. The focus will \u2064be on the &#8220;TAKE IT DOWN&#8221; Act, which has garnered bipartisan\u200c support, lead by Senator Ted Cruz.\u200c This legislation seeks \u2062to criminalize the publication of non<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-introduces-bill-protecting-victims-from-deepfake-revenge-porn\/\" title=\"Cruz Proposes Legislation to Shield Victims Against Deepfake Revenge Porn\">-consensual intimate imagery<\/a> and mandates the removal of such content\u2063 from websites and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New ...ing Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platforms<\/a> to combat deepfake pornography. Although the bill \u200crecently passed a Senate vote, it has \u200cyet to proceed in \u200bthe House of Representatives.Since \u2063resuming her role, Melania has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-incredible-shrinking-presidency-biden-out-of-sight-out-of-mind-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"The incredible shrinking presidency: Biden out of sight, out of mind ... Washington Examiner\">made limited public appearances<\/a>, emphasizing a commitment \u200bto serving the country. Furthermore, she has announced the upcoming annual White House Easter Egg Roll. Meanwhile, President Donald\u200c Trump is scheduled to address Congress \u2063shortly after her advocacy effort.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Melania Trump to shore up Hill support for deepfake regulations in first act of second term<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2023809\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>First lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/melania-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Melania Trump\">Melania Trump<\/a> will advocate for legislation to regulate deepfakes during a meeting on Capitol Hill Monday, her first solo engagement since returning to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"White House\">White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The bill Trump will highlight, the &ldquo;TAKE IT DOWN&rdquo; Act, was introduced by a bipartisan group of senators, led by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), in the last Congress and reintroduced at the beginning of the current Congress. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.senate.gov\/2024\/6\/sen-cruz-leads-colleagues-in-unveiling-landmark-bill-to-protect-victims-of-deepfake-revenge-porn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"legislation\">legislation<\/a> would make it a crime to publish &ldquo;non<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">-consensual intimate imagery&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and require websites and social media platforms to remove offending content as part of an effort to curb so-called &ldquo;deepfake pornography.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;TAKE IT DOWN&rdquo; Act passed a Senate vote last month but has yet to be taken up by the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>The first lady&rsquo;s trip will mark her second appearance on Capitol Hill in recent months, the other time being when her husband, President Donald Trump, was sworn back into office in the Capitol Rotunda in January.<\/p>\n<p>Since returning to the office of first lady, Trump has made few appearances outside of the first few days in office. She joined the president on his trip to visit victims of natural disasters in North Carolina and California during the first week of her husband&rsquo;s second term after attending all the usual Inauguration Day festivities.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has reportedly spent most of her time away from the White House since the early days of the term, before returning to Washington, D.C., for the National Governors Association Evening Dinner late last month.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to returning to office, Trump said her &ldquo;first priority&rdquo; would be to &ldquo;serve the country&rdquo; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3284628\/melania-trump-first-priority-return-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"indicated\">indicated<\/a> she would spend most of her time at the White House, despite reports suggesting otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the first lady&rsquo;s office announced the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, which is scheduled for April 21, the Monday after Easter.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3334692\/trump-joint-address-congress-facts-expectations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TRUMP JOINT ADDRESS TO CONGRESS: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT PIVOTAL SPEECH\">TRUMP JOINT ADDRESS TO CONGRESS: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT PIVOTAL SPEECH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the first Trump White House, Melania Trump focused her efforts as first lady on her &ldquo;Be Best&rdquo; initiative, which focused on awareness of cyberbullying and promoting the well-being of young people.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump will travel to Capitol Hill on Tuesday evening to deliver his first address to a joint session of Congress in his second term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2023809\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2023809\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melania Trump to support deepfake regulations in first term act<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2408896,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/melania-trump-capitol-hill-visit-march-2025.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51422,51423,32423,32187,32076],"class_list":["post-2408895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-deepfake-regulations","tag-hill-support","tag-melania-trump","tag-second-term","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/melania-trump-capitol-hill-visit-march-2025.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2408895"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2408899,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408895\/revisions\/2408899"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2408896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2408895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2408895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2408895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}