Karoline Leavitt clashes with AOC over Trump's federal funding freeze

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Federal Judge John McConnell granted the restraining order just hours after Leavitt's post.White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks at the White House Press Briefing room first time as a White House Press Secretary in Washington DC., United States on January 28, 2025New York Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed the press secretary for getting the Trump team a federal restraining orderMcConnell's ruling to block Trump's OMB memo called the order 'hugely ambiguous' and the judge indicated his choice was made partially 'based on comments by the president's press secretary.'AOC had already taken shots at the press sec earlier in the week for her controversial post on X.Read MoreBREAKING NEWS Judge temporarily blocks Trump's federal funding freeze in dramatic ruling''To end any confusion, we are going to say one thing and do another'
50% : The pause was not meant to target any 'assistance provided directly to individuals,' such as Medicare or Social Security.
47% : But the freeze faced immediate backlash since it was not clear how it would impact programs such as Medicaid, SNAP and other government assistance.

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