Thursday Briefing: Trump Reverses Spending Freeze
Briefing|Thursday Briefing: Trump Reverses Spending Freeze
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Trump reversed an order to freeze federal funds
The White House yesterday walked back President Trump’s order to freeze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans. A federal judge temporarily blocked the order on Tuesday after it caused mass confusion across the country.
The Trump administration had struggled to explain the funding freeze, a decision that interrupted the Medicaid system, which provides health care to millions of low-income Americans.
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, wrote on social media that “This is NOT a rescission of the federal funding freeze.” She said the president’s executive orders on federal funding “remain in full force and effect, and will be rigorously implemented.”
The decision by the Trump administration to pull the directive was a significant reversal. Democratic leaders celebrated the announcement.