Trump news at a glance: President hails shutdown as opportunity' to further campaign of cuts
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Trump news at a glance: President hails shutdown as opportunity' to further campaign of cuts
"The president announced on social media that he would sit down with Russell Vought, the White House office of management and budget chief, an architect of the mass firings and buyouts of federal workers. I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut, and whether or not those cuts will be temporary or permanent, Trump wrote on Truth Social. I can't believe the Radical Left Democrats gave me this unprecedented opportunity."
"The government shut down on Wednesday at midnight, after Democrats refused to support a Republican plan to continue funding unless it included a series of healthcare-focused concessions. Vought has threatened to use the shutdown to conduct further layoffs of federal workers, and on Wednesday announced the cancellation of billions of dollars in federal funding for projects tied to Democrats."
"Donald Trump has declared that drug cartels operating in the Caribbean are unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a non-international armed conflict, according to a White House memo obtained by the Associated Press on Thursday."
The US government entered a shutdown that stretched into its second day. President Donald Trump hailed the funding lapse as an opportunity to advance firings and downsizing of federal departments. Trump announced a meeting with Russell Vought, linked to Project 2025 and previous mass buyouts and firings of federal workers, to decide which agencies to cut. Vought has threatened additional layoffs and announced cancellations of billions in federal funding for projects tied to Democrats. A White House memo reportedly labels Caribbean drug cartels as unlawful combatants and describes a non-international armed conflict. Hamas may provisionally accept a Gaza ceasefire proposal if key elements are revised. California warned universities would lose state funding if they sign a proposed federal compact.
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