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Trump administration orders sweeping freeze of all federal aid [View all]
President Donald Trump’s budget office ordered an expansive freeze Monday of “all federal financial assistance,” a move that could halt payments within days to states and U.S. households that receive assistance like SNAP food aid.
In a two-page memo, obtained by POLITICO and authenticated by three people, the Office of Management and Budget ordered all federal agencies to temporarily suspend payments, while making clear that Social Security and Medicare won’t be affected.
“The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve,” according to the memo.
The document was first reported by the journalist Marisa Kabas.
In a two-page memo, obtained by POLITICO and authenticated by three people, the Office of Management and Budget ordered all federal agencies to temporarily suspend payments, while making clear that Social Security and Medicare won’t be affected.
“The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve,” according to the memo.
The document was first reported by the journalist Marisa Kabas.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-orders-sweeping-freeze-023609190.html
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.
— Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) 2025-01-27T23:04:20.101Z
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
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