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Trump using rare power to revoke expenditure with bipartisan approval to aid immigrant services

Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1bn in spending approved by Congress, the White House announced on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives.

Trump’s office of management and budget described the funding cut as focused on “the most harmful government spending”.

Most of the cuts are focused on services for immigrants, including non-profits that serve refugees and unaccompanied minors accused of being in the country illegally. The administration says the funds are no longer necessary because illegal border crossings have diminished considerably.

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[–] NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social 32 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Most of the cuts are focused on services for immigrants, including non-profits that serve refugees and unaccompanied minors accused of being in the country illegally

They're literally doing the Ophan Crushing Machine!

[–] locahosr443@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Trump wants to provide them company himself

[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 38 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Bet that billion somehow ends up in trumps pocket.

But like I actually bet. someone bet me.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 days ago

it's already in his pocket

[–] BigPotato@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Sorry, the odds on that bet are so low, after the transaction fees you would be out money - so, just hand yourself a dollar and be done with it.

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Sure, or some other project that will harm us.

[–] mangobanana@discuss.online 27 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They really should start clarifying, the people manipulating and controlling Trump did this, Trump is not smart enough to fight his was out of a paper bag

[–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Correct your speech, citizen: Trump is not smart enough to America his way out of an American America.

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[–] BruisedMoose@piefed.social 21 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Ah, Susan Collins trying to get her name out there in a better way. Too late, Susan!

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Her issue was Abortion, and she blew it. Unforgiveable. No half-assed attempt at morality is going to earn her a second chance. Besides, nobody in Maine cares about immigration, she was just grasping at the first straw she could.

[–] antiphon@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I desperately hope that a deathly illness happens to Trump. I'm so fucking tired of him.

[–] TaterTurnipTulip@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I vote for Ebola, Marburg, or rabies. Those are some terrible ways to go.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago

Or spinal cancer. I know someone who had that. Killed himself when even opioidS stopped relieving the pain.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

I've been hoping for a lightning strike on the golf course.

Make damn sure those evangelical Christian supporters see exactly what their God's opinion of Trump was...

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What a chickenshit sane-washing headline. Shame on you, Guardian.

[–] zoloftt@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Genuine question. What headline would you have chosen?

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

Trump Derelicts Duty and Fails to Dispense Funds as Legally Appropriated

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

"A sYstEm oF cHEckS aND bALanCes"

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 10 points 6 days ago (3 children)

And what will he do with the billion dollars?

[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

Give it to Isreal.

#AmericaFirst

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

Rape and/or murder children. Not necessarily in that order.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Put it in his diaper

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Ne wants so bad to be a king that the hasn't even considered the possibility of ending up with his head chopped off.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 3 points 6 days ago

That and the toxic grandpa who knows that everybody hates him and puts up with his sadistic bullshit because of the inheritance and is making sure to get a kick out of it.

[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 6 points 6 days ago

This fucker is speed running civil war.

[–] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Probably so he he can funnel it to his family.

[–] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 8 points 6 days ago

And nothing of consequence will be done.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

And the cons have the gall to still be whining about "cancel culture".

[–] sportsjorts@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 days ago
[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

As an 80 year old dotard with delusions of dementia, does he even know what he is doing anymore?

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago

He's a clever, clever guy when it comes to tweens.

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