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White House Posts ‘Stand with ICE’ Video Without New Policy Details
On January 11, 2026, the White House posted a video titled “Stand with ICE.” The page does not announce a new ICE policy, funding package, or enforcement directive.
Edition · January 11, 2026
The Daily Fuckup — January 11, 2026
A backfill edition tracking the Trump-world misfires, contradictions, and self-inflicted wounds that landed on January 11, 2026, in New York newsroom time.
This backfill edition is thin because the date itself was lighter on hard, standalone Trump-world breakage than surrounding days. The clearest material for January 11, 2026, centers on the White House’s own messaging and a day of public-facing Trump appearances that looked more like performance than governance. One item stands out as a modest but real self-own: the administration’s push to brand ICE with a new loyalty campaign while the broader immigration crackdown remained politically and operationally contentious. With limited fully documented, same-day blowups available in primary sources, this edition stays conservative on severity and avoids padding the page with recycled quote cycles.
Closing take
Not every calendar day delivers a full-scale clusterfuck. On January 11, 2026, the Trump operation mostly generated noise, not catastrophe — but even the noise had the familiar smell of overreach, branding-first politics, and a White House that keeps mistaking volume for control.
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Ranked by how bad the fuckup was
5 stars means maximum fallout. 1 star means a smaller self-own.