Trump orders release of thousands of classified files on JFK assassination

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : Trump handed the pen used to sign the order to an aide and directed it to be given to Robert F Kennedy Jr.Speaking to NBC News, Kennedy Jr said that he was "grateful to President Trump", adding: "I think it's a great move, because they need to have more transparency in our government, and he's keeping his promise to have the government tell the truth to the American people about everything.
56% : Speaking to reporters, Trump said: "Everything will be revealed.""That's a big one," he added as he signed the order.
54% : The order is among a flurry of executive actions Trump has quickly taken the first week of his second term.
34% : During his first term, Trump boasted that he would allow the release of all of the remaining records on the president's assassination but ended up holding some back because of what he called the potential harm to national security.
25% : Trump orders release of thousands of classified files on JFK assassinationMaya Yang and agency24 January 2025 at 1:04 amDonald Trump has ordered the release of thousands of classified governmental documents about the 1963 assassination of John F Kennedy, which has fueled conspiracy theories for decades.
13% : Trump had promised during his re-election campaign to make public the last batches of still classified documents surrounding Kennedy's assassination in Dallas, which has transfixed people for decades.

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