Instagram Creator Sues Trump Administration Over Exclusion From Vance Events
Amanda McGonigle says she was blocked from public events because her account mocked the vice president, and she seeks an order restoring access.
- On Tuesday, Instagram creator Amanda McGonigle sued the Trump administration, alleging officials unconstitutionally barred her from a May 14 Bangor, Maine, event because of her satirical online content mocking Vice President JD Vance.
- McGonigle launched her 'CatsOnACouch' account in 2024 to troll Vance, inspired by his 2021 'childless cat ladies' comment that he later called 'one of the dumbest things I ever said.'
- Despite receiving official confirmation with White House branding, McGonigle alleges Secret Service agents blocked her from the Bangor venue, telling her, 'we know where you stand,' while citing a similar exclusion in Iowa.
- Representing McGonigle, the American Civil Liberties Union argues this 'viewpoint discrimination' violates the First Amendment, asking the court to prevent the administration from blocking her from attending future public events.
- McGonigle intends to continue attending public events in coming weeks to express her disapproval through cheering, booing, and political messages, while the Secret Service and White House have declined to comment on pending litigation.
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JD Vance sued by cat lady troll after Secret Service blocked her from attending event
A woman who has frequently trolled Vice President JD Vance using a satirical cat lady Instagram account filed a lawsuit against him after he blocked her from attending a public event, The Daily Beast reported Tuesday.Political influencer Amanda McGonigle, 37, said that the Secret Service blocked her...
Influencer sues Trump administration, alleges she was barred from JD Vance event in Bangor over her political views
A social media creator with nearly 2 million followers claims Secret Service agents and White House officials violated her First Amendment rights.
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'CatsOnACouch' Instagram creator sues after being barred from JD Vance event
Amanda McGonigle, a self-described JD Vance troll, said she was shunned from a government event by authorities who told her, "we know where you stand."
JD Vance and the Secret Service are Beefing With a Cat Meme Page
Let’s play a guessing game. I’m thinking of a White House loser who’s got presidential daddy issues, keeps publishing unwanted memoirs by stealing titles from feminist books; and was so miffed by a woman’s cat-themed Instagram account dedicated to teasing him that he got the Secret Service to block her from a taxpayer-funded event. If you guessed it’s the same wimp that mocked America’s “childless cat ladies” in 2021, ding, ding, ding! Oh, JD V…
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