Congress actually did something right for once. In a shocking moment of rare bipartisan unity, the House passed the TAKE IT DOWN Act with a whopping 409-2 vote.
That’s right—only two representatives had the backbone (or the audacity, depending on who you ask) to vote against a bill aimed at cracking down on AI-generated smut and revenge porn. And who do we have to thank for this legislative success? Melania Trump, of all people—quietly stepping back into the spotlight with more grace and focus than half of Washington combined.
Let’s not pretend this was some liberal brainchild born from a San Francisco think tank, though. No, this was good old-fashioned conservative leadership. Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Maria Salazar brought the bill forward, and Melania Trump, ever poised and unbothered by the circus of modern media, gave it a powerful push with her BE BEST initiative.
The left usually can’t get through a sentence without lecturing the rest of us about “consent” and “harm,” but it took a Republican-led effort to actually do something meaningful about the rampant exploitation online. And no, this isn’t some vague, feel-good social campaign—this is legislation with teeth.
We’re talking about real consequences. Prison time, fines, criminal penalties. Platforms are given 48 hours—tick tock, tech bros—to pull the explicit deepfakes and revenge porn once notified. That’s not just performative activism, that’s actual accountability. While the left is busy setting up safe spaces and misgendering AI chatbots, conservatives are out here protecting kids and victims from being digitally defiled by some 400-pound guy in a basement turning prom photos into internet filth.
And of course, leave it to Reps. Thomas Massie and Eric Burlison to vote no. Because God forbid the government lift a finger to protect people from malicious exploitation. Massie warned about a “slippery slope,” which is just politician-speak for “I’m afraid of legislation that actually does something.” No offense to the gentleman from Kentucky, but if the slope we’re sliding down leads to less pornographic AI images of 15-year-olds floating around online, maybe it’s one worth skiing.
“By safeguarding children from hurtful online behavior today, we take a vital step in nurturing our leaders of tomorrow.”
Melania Trump scores a victory for the Trump family in the first 100 days as bill targeting internet predators goes to POTUS’s desk to be signed into law. pic.twitter.com/sxu8tU26Rf
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) April 29, 2025
It’s also worth pointing out the sheer irony of Democrats now singing praises for this bill. Where was this unity when social media giants were running roughshod over users’ privacy? Oh, that’s right—busy censoring conservative voices, not stopping deepfake perverts. Yet here they are, locking arms and throwing bouquets at Melania Trump as if they haven’t spent the last eight years pretending she was invisible. Better late than never, I guess.
Melania, for her part, kept it classy as always. “By safeguarding children from hurtful online behavior today, we take a vital step in nurturing our leaders of tomorrow,” she wrote. Which, let’s be honest, sounds like something a real First Lady would say—not a TikTok influencer masquerading as a policymaker. She’s building on the BE BEST legacy in a way that puts action behind words—something her critics never could quite wrap their heads around.
Melania Trump is an amazing first lady, especially her efforts to protect children.
The House has passed First Lady Melania Trump’s TAKE IT DOWN ACT, which requires big tech platforms to delete revenge p*rn within 48 hours. The bill makes it a federal crime to post real and… pic.twitter.com/ZwPQdwzeKU
— Americat 🇺🇸 (@catmurphy209) April 29, 2025
This bill isn’t just about stopping creeps from weaponizing AI nudity. It’s a reminder that sometimes the right people with the right values can make a difference—when they’re not bogged down by the nonsense that usually fills the halls of Congress. It’s about setting a new standard for decency in the digital age. And no matter how much it must pain the media to admit, that standard came from the Trump wing of the GOP.
