Trump freezes federal aid to Americans, triggering fury

By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-28 21:35:10 | Updated at 2025-01-31 06:04:44 2 days ago
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Trump freezes federal aid to Americans, triggering fury
AFP (france) via Yahoo ^ | January 28th, 2025 | Beiyi Seow and Sebastian Smith

Posted on 01/28/2025 12:55:13 PM PST by Mariner

President Donald Trump ordered a freeze starting Tuesday on potentially trillions of dollars in federal funding to Americans, impacting everything from education grants to small businesses loans -- and sparking accusations that he is violating the constitution.

The order was issued by the White House budget office in a memo a week into Trump's second term.

It was not clear in the memo, signed by acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Matthew Vaeth, how such a pause on disbursements of funding will work or for how long.

The extraordinary measure follows a similar announcement that US foreign aid is frozen.

Trump won the presidency in part on promises to dismantle large sections of the US government and to slash spending.

However, the aggressive shake-up is also aimed at making sure that federal spending programs -- and government employees -- support his right-wing political goals.

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Instead of whining like little girls, the Democrats ought to introduce articles of impeachment.

Yeah, that's the ticket...

1 posted on 01/28/2025 12:55:13 PM PST by Mariner


To: Mariner

Trump’s “right-wing political goals” — MAGA! America FIRST!

“left-wing political goals” — Death to America!!


2 posted on 01/28/2025 12:57:31 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (They were the FA-est of times, they were the FO-est of times.)


To: Mariner

He’s stopping the money flowing to those NGO’s that are against America’s interests


3 posted on 01/28/2025 12:58:08 PM PST by PMAS (Vote with your wallets, there are 80 million of us - No China made, No Amazon)


To: Mariner

The rats must feel as if they’re on the receiving end of a fire hose.


4 posted on 01/28/2025 12:59:39 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)


To: Mariner

5 posted on 01/28/2025 1:00:56 PM PST by alicewonders


To: Mariner

“However, Democratic Senator Patty Murray called the White House order “a brazen & illegal move.”

“The law is the law — Trump must immediately reverse course, follow the requirements of the law, & ensure the nation’s spending laws are implemented as Congress intended,” she posted on X.”


6 posted on 01/28/2025 1:01:07 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18 )


To: Mariner

7 posted on 01/28/2025 1:01:16 PM PST by linMcHlp


To: Mariner

He didn’t freeze “Aid” they made that clear in the press conference. They froze spending but not direct aid to people like SS, Medicare, Food Stamps, etc.

They are just lying again. Of course.


8 posted on 01/28/2025 1:02:12 PM PST by reed13k


To: Mariner

“”This is political vandalism. Taking a wrecking ball to federal agencies does nothing to make government more efficient but it is already doing grave damage to people and programs throughout the country,” Senator Chris Van Hollen said on X.”


9 posted on 01/28/2025 1:02:25 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18 )


To: Mariner

"...However, the aggressive shake-up is also aimed at making sure that federal spending programs -- and government employees -- support his right-wing political goals..."

What?!! How terrible! What a monster!

God forbid money get sent to people burned out of their houses due to Leftist policies, be distributed to Americans who suffered terrible losses in a hurricane, be spent on border control or law enforcement, or heresies of all heresies, be allowed to keep more of it in their own pockets, but instead, send that money to protect the borders of Ukraine, support the UN, or NATO, or WHO, or given to countries like Colombia, Mexico, Iran, and yes, even Afghanistan who hate us and want us dead.

I hope in the next four years, these people get so breathless and worked up their heads simply explode and they go away.

Am I a bad person for thinking this?

(That is a wholly rhetorical question.)

10 posted on 01/28/2025 1:05:00 PM PST by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)


To: PMAS

They are our biggest foe on border and culture

On border the Catholic Church is biggest culprit

Sorry freepers

And I love aquinas and Augustine and Sobieski too for the record


11 posted on 01/28/2025 1:05:08 PM PST by wardaddy (Elon ….damn boy….. bly in jou baan verdomp)


To: Mariner

12 posted on 01/28/2025 1:05:37 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within ? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)


To: Mariner

"to dismantle large sections of the US government"

Dissolve the worthless DHS. The only need, was a central office for collecting info from various agencies, when our country is under attack.

Same as, there needs to be a central office, where the logistics and spending (egs.: "foreign assistance") data is collected, so the Chief Executive knows the information.

Instead of the current "system" that hides the logistics and spending activities of many "special executives" and bureaucrats . . . who have the extra-Constitutional notions, that they are branches of the federal government, answerable to their liberal media club.

13 posted on 01/28/2025 1:08:11 PM PST by linMcHlp


To: Mariner

Probably a good idea. We did afterall lose 500 billion in the Covid fund giveaway spree. Clearly we don’t have any controls in place.


14 posted on 01/28/2025 1:09:03 PM PST by 1Old Pro


To: PMAS

One of our Tech Giants needs to do an analysis of all these programs to see what groups, ‘communities’ etc are getting the bulk of the money.


15 posted on 01/28/2025 1:09:11 PM PST by GOPJ ( "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill)


To: Mariner

They’re mad because I’m betting the pause is to figure out where the money is really going.


16 posted on 01/28/2025 1:09:33 PM PST by DouglasKC


To: Mariner

I don’t see business loans and education grants in the Constitution.


17 posted on 01/28/2025 1:10:03 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)


To: Mariner

It’s amazing. Once you realize/are clued in to how the Left is so interconnected in their responses, you can’t help but see it as plain as the nose on your face. “Talking points” all around.


18 posted on 01/28/2025 1:11:14 PM PST by workerbee


To: Mariner

However, the aggressive shake-up is also aimed at making sure that federal spending programs -- and government employees -- support his right-wing political goals.

This writer just doesn't get it. These aren't "right-wing" political goals-they're America First political goals.


To: Jeff Chandler

The rats fire hydrants are empty.


20 posted on 01/28/2025 1:13:22 PM PST by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)


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