Theo Von rebukes DHS for using his clip in deportation video

Comedian and podcaster Theo Von on Wednesday publicly rebuked the Department of Homeland Security after the agency used a brief clip of him in a promotional video boasting that the Trump administration had carried out two million removals early in its second term. Von said the agency did not have his permission to use the footage and asked that it be taken down.

The 31-second video, posted on X by DHS, opens with a clip of Von saying, "Heard you got deported, dude. Bye," then shows footage of people being removed and text asserting that two million people had been deported. The clip also features a brief remark from former President Trump, "They simply stopped coming. They're not coming anymore," and concludes with on-screen text reading "LEAVE NOW" over a departing plane. Reports differed on the precise time frame the video cited, with some accounts saying it claimed two million removals in the first 150 days of the administration, others describing a 250-day count, and at least one report characterizing the period as two months.

Von replied to the post on X, writing, "Yooo DHS i didnt approve to be used in this. I know you know my address so send a check." He added, "And...