Summary
A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s freeze on all federal grants and loans, which was set to begin Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.
The order, issued by U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan, pauses the freeze until February 3, with a hearing scheduled for Monday.
The funding halt caused widespread disruptions, shutting down Medicaid portals and Head Start programs.
Trump’s order sought to review agencies’ commitments to DEI and environmental policies.
Attorneys general from 23 states have sued to oppose the freeze.
He doesn’t want to reduce the budget overall, but rather limit spending and direct that money to his rich owners and “friends”.
He would prefer that, but he’d gladly take anything that damages government organizations. Remember he’s the kind of guy that would rather destroy something than let someone else get any benefit out of it. If he doesn’t profit from it in some fashion it’s a target.