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kentuck

(113,178 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2025, 01:54 PM Jan 29

Did they rescind their "freeze order" because they discovered that Republicans were also... [View all]

on Medicaid, and Meals on Wheels, and Section 8 Housing, and Head Start, and Food Stamps?

They like to pretend that it is only Democrats that receive any assistance from the government. I guess they forgot that the most impoverished states, those that receive the most assistance, are red states?

The pressure to rescind most likely came from the Republican side, not the Democratic side, in my opinion. They don't give a crap about what happens to their political opponents. They only want to keep their cult happy.

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Did they rescind their "freeze order" because they discovered that Republicans were also... [View all] kentuck Jan 29 OP

Punishing whomever dare vote against or voice opposition to the TrumpenFuhrer is the primary goal. NoMoreRepugs Jan 29 #1

They don't care about the base..... Lovie777 Jan 29 #2

They don't seem to grasp the idea that these programs are for everyone, regardless of political party affiliation. Omnipresent Jan 29 #3

Wake up call! IzzaNuDay Jan 29 #4

With chaotic freeze gambit, the Trump White House shows its incompetence (again) LetMyPeopleVote Jan 29 #5

Nixon tried this and lost Henry203 Jan 29 #6

Most likely they realized mwmisses4289 Jan 29 #7

Vicious cycle Lotusflower70 Jan 29 #8

Last I heard, it was frankly unclear whether the freeze remains or not. Impression I got is allegorical oracle Jan 29 #17

They will probably come back with some other way of rewriting this, Meowmee Jan 29 #9

They'll do it quietly. choie Jan 29 #10

I hope not, but I suspect it. Meowmee Jan 29 #11

check out this tweet choie Jan 29 #12

Everything all the time... This really doesn't matter to them JCMach1 Jan 29 #13

Once you realize that chaos and hitting us with rapidfire shocks is Kashkakat v.2.0 Jan 29 #14

It wasn't rescinded obamanut2012 Jan 29 #15

The courts are checking on whether the executive order is in effect LetMyPeopleVote Jan 29 #16

They rescinded the memo orangecrush Jan 29 #18