Trump freezes federal aid to Americans, triggering fury

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Programs that did not conflict with Trump would see their funding continue.
45% : Areas that might be impacted, it said, include "financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal" -- references to racial equality and climate change programs that Trump has vowed to eradicate.
42% : Trump won the presidency in part on promises to dismantle large sections of the US government and to slash spending.
28% : " "The law is the law -- Trump must immediately reverse course, follow the requirements of the law, & ensure the nation's spending laws are implemented as Congress intended," she posted on X. Another senator, Richard Blumenthal, said the "illegal" order will create "havoc" in medical and research facilities, which receive major government funding.
21% : "In issuing a sweeping halt to federal funding, grants and loans, Donald Trump has... immediately and significantly put Americans in danger," Sierra Club executive director Ben Jealous. bys-sms/bgs More from this section Broadus Firefighters save trailer from truck fire on US 212 Travel Insurance is Critical for This Wave Season as 2025 Demand for Cruise Bookings Boom Gerald Mackrell Explores Life's Ultimate Questions in New Book 'Know, Trust, Abandon'

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