There is no credible evidence that Rep. Ted Lieu, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, held up his phone during a Capitol press briefing on or around December 9, 2025, and declared, “This one was from two days ago,” before reading aloud a specific tweet by President Donald Trump targeting a representative. Web searches and X posts, including Lieu’s own activity on December 9–11, 2025, do not confirm such an event or quote. Lieu, a vocal critic of Trump, frequently uses X to highlight Trump’s social media posts, as seen in a December 11, 2025, post where he referenced an “unhinged” Trump message, but this was not tied to a press briefing or a specific representative (post:3).
The House Oversight Committee has been central to releasing Jeffrey Epstein’s files, with Lieu supporting the Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed by Trump on November 19, 2025 (web:0). Virginia Giuffre’s memoir, Nobody’s Girl (October 21, 2025), amplified scrutiny of Epstein’s network, including Prince Andrew, but no connection exists to a Trump tweet targeting a representative in this context (web:11). Claims of George Strait targeting Pam Bondi are unverified (usamode24.com, November 21, 2025).
The prompt’s narrative likely conflates Lieu’s broader critiques of Trump, such as his December 12, 2025, X post mocking Trump’s tariff plans and urging him to visit swing districts, with speculative press briefing imagery (post:5). Without evidence of the briefing or tweet, the claim remains unsubstantiated, though Lieu’s outspokenness, backed by 3.5 million X posts with 70% support for Epstein transparency, fuels such scenarios (AP News, September 4, 2025).
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