John Jefferson
FIRST ON FOX: Guests attending President Donald Trump’s speech before Congress on Tuesday evening heaped praise on the 47th president and his policies in a video obtained by Fox News Digtial.
“From the bottom of my absolute heart and my family’s heart, we truly appreciate everything that you’ve done for us, and it means absolutely the world to bring justice to my daughter, Jocelyn, and to every other family to not have to go through what we’re going through. On the bottom of my heart, thank you for everything,” Alexis Nungaray, the mom of Jocelyn Nungaray, a 12-year-old girl who was murdered by illegal immigrants said in the video, which was exclusively obtained by Fox Digital.
“Thank you, President Trump, for giving me this opportunity to be a light for foster care community and the adoption community,” another woman, Haley Ferguson, a former foster child invited by the first lady, said in the video.
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The first lady announced earlier Tuesday that she would bring 15 “everyday Americans” to Trump’s first address to Congress following his return to the White House in January.
“These men, women, and families come from all different walks of life with incredible stories about the disaster wrought by the previous administration, and the historic achievements President Trump has already enacted to usher in the Golden Age of America,” the White House said in a statement announcing the guest list on Tuesday.
Elliston Berry, one of the first lady’s guests, is a 15-year-old girl from Texas who was the victim of artificial intelligence-generated deepfake images that peers spread across social media. Berry joined the first lady on Capitol Hill on Monday, where she championed the passage of legislation that would make it a federal crime to publish, or threaten to publish, nonconsensual intimate imagery, including “digital forgeries” crafted by artificial intelligence.
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“Fear, shock and disgust were just some of the many emotions I felt,” Berry said during her appearance at a congressional roundtable on Monday. “I felt responsible and began to blame myself and was ashamed to tell my parents. Despite doing nothing wrong. As I attended school, I was scared of the reactions of someone or someone could could recreate these photos.”
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“We need to hold big tech accountable to take action,” the young girl added. “I came here today to not only promote this bill, but to fight for the freedom of so many survivors, millions of people, male, female, teenage children, kids all are affected by the rise of this image-based sexual abuse. This is unacceptable. The Take It Down act will give a voice to the victims and provide justice.”
The White House previously told Fox News Digital that “The Renewal of the American Dream” is the theme of the speech and will feature four main sections: accomplishments from Trump’s second term thus far at home and abroad; what the Trump administration has done for the economy; the president’s renewed push for Congress to pass additional funding for border security; and the president’s plans for peace around the globe.
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