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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[–] 199 points 22 hours ago (7 children)

He's not using some "rare power." He is violating the Constitution and his oath of office.

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  • [–] 100 points 22 hours ago* (6 children)

    This is the kind of editorial complicity that I truly hope historians will be incredibly harsh on.

    Like if you're the editor of the guardian (or wapo, or idk a billion other publications), I hope the whole world knows your name as a complicit spineless bitch that was instrumental in perpetuating this bullshit were all living through.

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  • [–] 25 points 21 hours ago (5 children)

    The media is owned by… the owner class. Of course they’re complicit. They’re a weapon. It’s like saying the gun was complicit in the murderer’s killings.

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  • [–] 16 points 21 hours ago* (2 children)

    The editor is not "the media,"

    A person okayed this for a paycheck.

    Someone's kid says "My (mom/dad) is the editor of the guardian's current events section." When asked what their parents does for work.

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  • [–] 6 points 20 hours ago

    The biggest criticisms from the left about the guardian and their leadership seems to be their allegiance to liberalism as opposed to progressivism, so a defense and support of capital and the capital class at the expense of actual progress no matter the subject. This instance would also fit into that category if you perceive the Scott Trust group as owned by the ideals of the capital class.

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