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BumRushDaShow

(146,214 posts)
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 05:51 PM Tuesday

'Trump Plunged the Country Into Chaos!' Schumer Rages At Spending Freeze -- Calls it 'Project 2025 By a Different Name'

Source: MEDIAite

Jan 28th, 2025, 12:10 pm


Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) tore into President Donald Trump’s sweeping pause of federal grants on Tuesday, an order that stunned many in the country when it was issued the night before.

“Last night, President Trump plunged the country into chaos. Without a shred of warning the Trump administration announced a halt to virtually all federal funds across the country,” Schumer began at a presser, adding:

In an instant, Donald Trump has shut off billions, perhaps trillions of dollars that directly support states, cities, towns, schools, hospitals, small businesses, and most of all, American families. This is a dagger at the heart of the average American family in red states and blue states in cities in suburbs in rural areas.

It is just outrageous. Funds for things like disaster assistance, local law enforcement, rural hospitals, aid to the elderly. Food for people in need. All are on the chopping block in this new administration. Why? They need tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy. And these cuts, they think will fund them. Every one of our offices has been deluged with calls from people who are in panic.

What is this going to mean? What if I have a hospital that has people on life support? What are we going to do? And just like the January 6th pardons, this decision is lawless, dangerous, destructive, cruel. It’s illegal. It’s unconstitutional. I spoke to my attorney general this morning. She’s head of the state Attorneys General Association, they’re going to court right away on this horror.


Schumer concluded by linking the order to the Heritage Foundation’s controversial Project 2025 agenda, which Trump denied he would implement during the presidential campaign. “This, plain and simple, this is Project 2025. Project 2025 by another name.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-plunged-the-country-into-chaos-schumer-rages-at-spending-freeze-calls-it-project-2025-by-a-different-name/
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'Trump Plunged the Country Into Chaos!' Schumer Rages At Spending Freeze -- Calls it 'Project 2025 By a Different Name' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Tuesday OP
Thinking hannah Tuesday #1
Schumer RAGING!! Traildogbob Tuesday #2
I would like to see anyone fighting back. abbeyco Tuesday #3
I wanna see Traildogbob Tuesday #4
Completely agree abbeyco Tuesday #5
Do you want to see a wrestling match? The courts ARE where we handle our disputes pnwmom Tuesday #9
Not a wrestling match abbeyco 16 hrs ago #12
You just said: "I would like to see anyone fighting back" -- as if no one was. pnwmom 16 hrs ago #13
He's not an actor or a fake. You'd rather have our guys be like Trump? No, thanks. pnwmom Tuesday #8
I would like to see Democratic leaders who are better communicators Mysterian Tuesday #6
Personally, I've had enough of performative politics to last me the rest of my life. LudwigPastorius Yesterday #10
Yeah, there's really nothing to be upset about Mysterian 23 hrs ago #11
How is it "a different name"? He is just accomplishing it all TBF Tuesday #7
Just go out everyday and blame Trump, no need to keep Deminpenn 8 hrs ago #14

Traildogbob

(10,433 posts)
2. Schumer RAGING!!
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 06:02 PM
Tuesday

In Monotone, reading a scripted while clung to a podium, staring over his glasses out on the tip of his nose, never looking up? That kind of rage?

abbeyco

(1,565 posts)
3. I would like to see anyone fighting back.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 06:36 PM
Tuesday

The complaining/lecture from Sen Schumer isn’t doing anything. His press conferences are fine but there’s no action unless it’s states Attorneys General filing suits.

Traildogbob

(10,433 posts)
4. I wanna see
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 06:44 PM
Tuesday

Some rage like WE feel, and they are supposed to represent US. How he reads his notes in NOT representing us. I wanna see Malcom’s Nance Level shouting.

pnwmom

(109,675 posts)
9. Do you want to see a wrestling match? The courts ARE where we handle our disputes
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 08:23 PM
Tuesday

so of course the state Attorney Generals are getting involved.

abbeyco

(1,565 posts)
12. Not a wrestling match
Wed Jan 29, 2025, 05:19 PM
16 hrs ago

But if you saw Gov Pritzker’s press conference yesterday, tackling issues & lies point by point, it laid out in basic speech what exactly was damaging & the ramifications. Behind the scenes the Attorneys General can do their thing, but if we’re gonna effectively fight back, I want a Pritzker event along with the courts.

pnwmom

(109,675 posts)
13. You just said: "I would like to see anyone fighting back" -- as if no one was.
Wed Jan 29, 2025, 05:37 PM
16 hrs ago

Why didn't you acknowledge Pritzger there? And he's not the only one. This was from Jan. 6, and they're still fighting.

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pnwmom

(109,675 posts)
8. He's not an actor or a fake. You'd rather have our guys be like Trump? No, thanks.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 08:22 PM
Tuesday

Schumer said what needed to be said. It's up to the rest of us to add our voices.

Mysterian

(5,263 posts)
6. I would like to see Democratic leaders who are better communicators
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 07:20 PM
Tuesday

and who can convey emotion.

Mysterian

(5,263 posts)
11. Yeah, there's really nothing to be upset about
Wed Jan 29, 2025, 10:29 AM
23 hrs ago

Anyone showing emotion about current events is obviously a performance player.

TBF

(34,970 posts)
7. How is it "a different name"? He is just accomplishing it all
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 07:28 PM
Tuesday

via executive orders. They are doing EXACTLY what they said they would do.

Deminpenn

(16,436 posts)
14. Just go out everyday and blame Trump, no need to keep
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 01:34 AM
8 hrs ago

referencing project 2025 that few people know about, understand or care about.

Coffee getting more expensive? Trump's fault
Egg prices still rising? Trump's fault
Your medicare/medicaid/soc security payments screwed up? Trump's fault
Young US figure skating athletes die in tragic aircraft collision? Trump's fault
Pardoned J6 rioter commits further crimes? Trump's fault.
Can't get help when you call a federal gov't agency? Trump's fault

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