One month after TikTok star Khaby Lame was detained by ICE and eventually fled the U.S., a conservative internet personality is taking credit for the masterful plan. And it isn’t the first time he’s bragged about the whole thing.
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Bo Loudon, 18, rose to fame after claiming to be the “best friend” of Barron Trump, President Donald Trump’s youngest son. Ever since news that Lame was detained in a Las Vegas airport broke in June, the MAGA supporter hasn’t stopped bragging about his role in it.
He took to “Digital Social Hour” with Sean Kelly to explain everything. “I had some buddies who worked closely with him [Lame],” Loudon begin. “They were all telling me that there were several red flags with this guy.”
Apparently, Loudon was the one who made ICE aware of Lame’s expired visa. “I just flagged it to a buddy of mine in the administration at Homeland Security,” he continued. “Next thing you know, they gave him until June 1 to self deport, but he didn’t do that.”
On June 6, after Lame was detained by ICE, Loudon took to X. “Meet far-left TikTok star ‘Khaby Lame.’ He’s an ILLEGAL ALIEN! I’ve been working with the patriots at President Trump’s DHS to make this happen,” he wrote. “He was just ARRESTED in Vegas and is in ICE CUSTODY!”
Despite Loudon’s claims that the influencer was arrested, ICE officials said Lame was given the opportunity to leave the country voluntarily, and he did just that. “We have a celebrity that’s using his celebrity status to break our laws,” Loudon continued on the podcast. “We can’t do that.”
Lame was born in Senegal and became an Italian citizen in 2022, Newsweek reported. The 25-year-old influencer came to the U.S. in April, but according to ICE officials, he overstayed his visa. ICE confirmed to Men’s Journal in a statement that “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained Seringe Khabane Lame, 25, a citizen of Italy, June 6, at the Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada for immigration violations.”
He rose to fame for posting silent reaction videos on social media. He remains the most followed TikToker in history. Just weeks before his detainment, Lame was spotted walking the Met Gala red carpet.
The 25-year-old keeps his private life far from social media. After news of his detainment, Lame kept posting online as if nothing ever happened.
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