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Munu

(252 posts)
Tue May 5, 2026, 05:42 PM 22 hrs ago

There are not enough of these to express my reaction to this story.

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The story:
Trump: Controversial US agency ICE to be renamed NICE
Deutsche Presse-Agentur via Yahoo

US President Donald Trump supports the idea of renaming the controversial immigration agency ICE as NICE.

His spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt posted about the name change on the platform X on Monday.

Previously, Trump had shared a post on his Truth Social platform in which the conservative influencer Alyssa Marie suggested adding the word National to the agency’s current name - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This would create the acronym NICE.

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According to the US political newspaper The Hill, renaming a federal agency generally requires a resolution by Congress in the form of a law. Only in this way can the legal basis on which the agency was founded – and thus its name – be changed.

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There are not enough of these to express my reaction to this story. (Original Post) Munu 22 hrs ago OP
sounds like big brother denny0851 21 hrs ago #1
If this rubberstamp Congress is the only obstacle to renaming it "NICE," it's as good as done. sop 21 hrs ago #2
I renamed my butthole "elderflower" but it still smells the same Whyisthisstillclose 21 hrs ago #3
ROFLMAO chowder66 19 hrs ago #7
They will always be NAZI in my opinion. Hey Joe 21 hrs ago #4
The N is for Nazi lame54 21 hrs ago #5
No F*cks Left to Give Norrrm 20 hrs ago #6
Why would they name it after a city in France? chowder66 19 hrs ago #8

sop

(19,141 posts)
2. If this rubberstamp Congress is the only obstacle to renaming it "NICE," it's as good as done.
Tue May 5, 2026, 05:50 PM
21 hrs ago
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