
Trump freezes trillions in federal funding, sparking accusations he is violating constitution
FirstpostPresident Trump ordered a freeze starting Tuesday on potentially trillions of dollars in federal funding to Americans, impacting everything from education grants to small businesses loans - and sparking accusations that he is violating the constitution President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. AP File President Donald Trump ordered a freeze starting Tuesday on potentially trillions of dollars in federal funding to Americans, impacting everything from education grants to small businesses loans - and sparking accusations that he is violating the constitution. Vaeth said that financial aid should be “dedicated to advancing Administration priorities,” issues like easing the burden of inflation, unleashing US energy and manufacturing, and “ending ‘wokeness.’” The Sierra Club, an environmental organisation, said the freeze could jeopardize funding for everything from disaster relief to home heating subsidies, safe drinking water programs, and the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. “In issuing a sweeping halt to federal funding, grants and loans, Donald Trump has… immediately and significantly put Americans in danger,” Sierra Club executive director Ben Jealous.
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