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SalamanderSleeps

(1,040 posts) Tue Jan 28, 2025, 09:18 AM Jan 2025

Trump freezes federal grant payments in surprise move.

Really, Trump freezes federal grant payments in surprise move.

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Trump freezes federal grant payments in surprise move. (Original Post) SalamanderSleeps Jan 2025 OP

It's a terrible move kerouac2 Jan 2025 #1

Surprise move? 2naSalit Jan 2025 #2

He can't legally do it. valleyrogue Jan 2025 #3

This should end up in court. The president does not have the authority to do this unless an emergency has been Martin68 Jan 2025 #4

Trump investigates grants but not felons bmichaelh Jan 2025 #5

kerouac2

(1,519 posts)

1. It's a terrible move

Reply to SalamanderSleeps (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2025, 09:28 AM

Jan 2025

He is like a bull in a china shop, he is destroying our country one executive order after the other. How many Americans will be out of work, how many businesses will close, colleges will close, foreclosures, etc.

Terrible

2naSalit

(103,805 posts)

2. Surprise move?

Reply to SalamanderSleeps (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2025, 10:24 AM

Jan 2025

I wasn't surprised, sickened but not surprised.

valleyrogue

(2,787 posts)

3. He can't legally do it.

Reply to SalamanderSleeps (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2025, 10:59 AM

Jan 2025

I think we will see a move to 25th amendment him in short order.

Martin68

(28,061 posts)

4. This should end up in court. The president does not have the authority to do this unless an emergency has been

Reply to SalamanderSleeps (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2025, 12:20 PM

Jan 2025

officially declared through a constitutionally-recognized process.

bmichaelh

(1,262 posts)

5. Trump investigates grants but not felons

Reply to SalamanderSleeps (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2025, 01:36 PM

Jan 2025

He freezes all grants but release the J6 felons immediately.

He wants to investigate grants but not felons.

Shows Trump and what his values truly are.

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