WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal loans and grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country.
The memo, which was issued Monday by the Office of Management and Budget, had frightened states, schools and organizations that rely on trillions of dollars from Washington.
Administration officials said the pause was necessary to review whether spending aligned with Trump’s executive orders on issues like climate change and diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
But on Wednesday, they sent out a two-sentence notice rescinding the original memo. The reversal was the latest sign that even with unified control of Washington, Trump’s plans to dramatically and rapidly reshape the government have limits.
Obligatory notice that they rescinded the memo, but not the action. There is still a pause. The EO on federal funding still remains.
It’s like a pickpocket bumping into you in a crowd. He bumps into you and apologizes, something he planned to do the entire time. While he was distracting you with this, he stole your wallet.
Trump does this often, Steve Bannon calls the strategy “flooding the zone” if I remember right.
Actually the OP is outdated. They rescinded it in order to proceed with the freeze. Or at least that is what they’re claiming even though it doesn’t really even make sense.
It’s all just noise to distract from something else he doesn’t want too much attention on. Probably the personnel shakeups.
First he doesn’t understand how budgets work and then removes the FAA head days before a fatal mid air collision. Does Trump do anything that is accurate, useful, or valuable? What a maroon.
hey now. don’t be blamin widespread confusion on what is obviously about dei which is why we won’t have anymore once he signs an order to stop using it /s
