"The comedian quote-tweeted a video from the DHS using a clip of Von on September 24, demanding he be removed - or paid. "Yooo DHS i didnt approve to be used in this," Von wrote. "I know you know my address so send a check." He requested "please take this down and please keep me out of your 'banger' deportation videos. When it comes to immigration my thoughts and heart are a lot more nuanced than this video allows. Bye!""
"The footage of Von showed him, in a front-facing video, appearing to support mass deportation. "Heard you got deported, dude," he says in the video. "Bye." Then it cuts to videos of deportations, bragging "2 million in 250 days" and celebrating Trump's record on deportations. The DHS has since deleted the video. Von has previously featured both Republican and Democratic politicians on his podcast, This Past Weekend. During the run-up to the 2024 election, he hosted Trump, and he's also interviewed Bernie Sanders."
Theo Von quote-tweeted a DHS video on September 24 using a clip of him and demanded removal or payment. He wrote he did not approve use of his image and asked DHS to send a check to his address, requesting they take the video down and keep him out of their "banger" deportation videos. DHS deleted the video. The footage showed Von appearing to support mass deportation with the line "Heard you got deported, dude," then cutting to clips boasting "2 million in 250 days." Von has hosted politicians from both parties and previously expressed empathy for children separated during deportations, calling the images heartbreaking and noting enforcement can be heavy-handed.
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