Probably a large donor's money spigot was affected (e.g. FAFSA private loan servicers) and the WH got a call from them. Same with the plan to deport prisoners, queue the calls into the WH from private prison lobbyists in 3,2,1...
White House rescinds federal aid freeze
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#12There are ways to cut wasteful spending without, y'know, creating a panic.
How sure are you that there is in fact a ton of waste? All the sources for that position have a clear bias, and offer essentially no real evidence (at best a few anecdotes).
There's bound to be some.
Is it as much as the right pretends it is? Is it the cause of the ballooning federal debt? No on both. But it does exist.
And honestly, the worst thing you can do is have someone try to run the organization allocating those funds as if he's the CEO of his own personal organization.
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#13That was only a matter of time. Congressionally directed spending is supreme under Article I of the Constitution.
If congress is unwilling to use impeachment and removal, the president is above the law.
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#14Sen. Elizabeth Warren suggested alternative plans for savings: https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2025/01/28/warren-to-mu... “My recommendations would reduce spending on wasteful programs and contracts, would cut out unfair loopholes and giveaways to the wealthiest Americans, would make the government more efficient and effective.”
Up to some limit we are very far from, IRS enforcement staff more then pay for themselves.
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#15There are ways to cut wasteful spending without, y'know, creating a panic.
Fear and stress is actually the desired outcome.
> "When they wake up in the morning, we want them to not want to go to work because they are increasingly viewed as the villains"
Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Russ Vought
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/27/trump-federal-eorkers-inspe...
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
How sure are you that there is in fact a ton of waste? All the sources for that position have a clear bias, and offer essentially no real evidence (at best a few anecdotes).
There's bound to be some . Is it as much as the right pretends it is? Is it the cause of the ballooning federal debt? No on both. But it does exist. And honestly, the worst thing you can do is have someone try to run the organization allocating those funds as if he's the CEO of his own personal organization.
Is it much more proportionate to over all budget then Google, Microsoft, Walmart, UPS, bank of America, etc?
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#18>Though White House aides publicly blamed the media for causing the confusion, arguing that none existed within the building, the administration had received a flood of calls from lawmakers and state officials with questions about its impact on their home states.
So trump blames the media, gets a bunch of blow back from officials, a Judge comes in to block part of it... And they choose to blame the media to upkeep their narrative when they need to backpedal.
Gonna be a long 4 years. But at least they are getting everything through for free.
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#19Or maybe not? https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3lgvnaep...
Can such a pathetic loophole really get past a judge?
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Hindsight is 20/20 ... foresight, not so much. The president did try to go against the constitution ... again.
Actually, I think it was Musk. If you consider the Issacson biography in which Musk (basically) said to remove enough of something until it breaks, and you have to add something back. What I call the move fast and break things mentality is a very, very bad idea for government, but it seems to be what they are doing. Pause everything, and see what is really needed; Get rid of as many employees as possible, see what st…
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