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Trump administration reverses course on federal aid freeze after backlash (www.aljazeera.com)
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Published on: 29/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Press secretary Karoline Leavitt held firm that Trump’s executive order to pause federal spending would remain in effect. She said the latest directive only concerned a memo released by the Office of Budget and Management (OMB) that became public earlier this week. The decision came as the result of a federal court decision on Tuesday to temporarily block the funding freeze within hours of when it was supposed to go into effect. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the reversal was Trump’s “first major loss” During his first week in office, Trump issued a series of sweeping measures aimed at overhauling the federal government. Mixed messages from the administration added to a sense of chaos as programmes scramble to find answers about whether they would be affected. Military aid for two allies, Israel and Egypt, were exempt from the decision. That move also triggered a strong backlash — and a government response.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Isn't it weird how people don't remember what his first term was like?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The best possible outcome over the next four years is that there is just constant incompetence and chaos from Trump and all the idiots around him.

Yes that’s shitty but it’s the best possible thing we can hope for. He’s trying hard to destroy the country but he’s too stupid and greedy to do it right.

I do predict that he’ll be a trillionaire within a few years because apparently one of his main goals is unbridled corruption.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

We can expect that because that is all he is capable of

See reference: first term

He came out of the gate swinging then too, all of it got shut down.

He then focused on milking the job for all it's worth, overcharging the secret service for everything at his resorts. Foreign dignitaries paying excessive amounts for rooms at Trump's DC hotel that they didn't even stay in...

Then stealing classified documents on his way out to leverage favors from foreign agents

But, last time democrats at least had control of the house and Trump was surrounded by capable people, including Milley who dissuaded Trump's worst inclinations.

This time

¯\(ツ)/¯

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Gee, what a stupid, ridiculous thing to do in the first place. smh.