Senator denounces order to pause all funding and says it’ll have ‘devastating impact’ on ‘most vulnerable people’ in US

Summary

Senator Bernie Sanders condemned Trump’s order to freeze all federal loans and grants, calling it a “dangerous move towards authoritarianism” and “blatantly unconstitutional.”

The directive, exempting Social Security and Medicare, is expected to impact universities, nonprofits, food assistance programs, health centers, and disabled veterans.

Sanders emphasized that Congress holds the “power of the purse” and urged Americans to oppose the order.

Attorneys general are preparing legal challenges to overturn the freeze.

  • @[email protected]
    2•1 month ago

    I’m pretty sure that people who didn’t vote or voted for other candidates didn’t decide he should be king, kind of by definition.

    • SatansMaggotyCumFart
      12•1 month ago

      Nah they saw the choices and didn’t care to participate in any meaningful way so they can’t just wash their hands of the choice they made.

      • @[email protected]
        7•1 month ago

        “If you don’t want to eat your vegetables, then you can go to bed without dinner. Which do you want, vegetables or bed?”

        “I WANT ICE CREAM!”

        “That’s it! GO TO YOUR ROOM!”

        “I DIDN’T VOTE FOR THIS!”

          • @Shardikprime
            -2•1 month ago

            Little did he know, there was a mini fridge at the room stocked with ice cream

            And also an ICE squad, for extra care

      • @[email protected]
        5•1 month ago

        I mean, Harris got more votes than Biden did in the majority of the swing states. It’s okay to lay the blame squarely on the people who, you know, actually chose Trump.

    • @EldritchEnglish
      2•1 month ago

      To quote rush

      You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice \ if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice