Trump: "We're fighting wars. We can't take care of day care"(cnn.com)
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Trump: "We're fighting wars. We can't take care of day care"
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/02/politics/donald-trump-iran-war-daycare
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>therefore are funds that the government is actually legally authorized (and even required) to spend
Hasn't Trump and the unitary executive theorists decided that since the executive actually administrates the departments and moves funding, that the executive can just decide to not send money to, or fire the staff from any given executive function Congress authorises?
While the courts may not agree with the new theory, it's a lot easier for Trump to destroy and delay than it is for the courts or Congress to compel him to rebuild and fund.
Hasn't Trump and the unitary executive theorists decided that since the executive actually administrates the departments and moves funding, that the executive can just decide to not send money to, or fire the staff from any given executive function Congress authorises?
While the courts may not agree with the new theory, it's a lot easier for Trump to destroy and delay than it is for the courts or Congress to compel him to rebuild and fund.
Also see: https://x.com/metzgov/status/2039462014968316313 | https://xcancel.com/metzgov/status/2039462014968316313#m
It's a good thing the Trump admin are reasonably incompetent. It's been fascinating to look behind the curtain when things get leaked or mistakenly released.
To triangulate where we are with this guy: at yesterday's SCOTUS arguments in the birthright citizenship case, Thomas was skeptical of the administration's constitutional stance and Alito uttered the words "humanitarian issue".
Good news, the war will be over in two weeks and then we can fund daycares, right? Oh wait it's Thursday, gotta wait for the beginning of the week for the war to be ending soon.
In my humble opinion, it is World War 3.0 over in the Middle East, as everyone has a stake in oil from the Gulf.
We've been in low-key WW3 since 2022 or maybe even since 2014, it is just that like WW2 it did not arrive everywhere at once. But there are a lot of countries at war now and if the fall out from this entirely manufactured energy crisis is going to get just a tad worse then I expect more countries to join in shortly.
From 2018: Trump: We don't want to be the policemen of the world BY BRETT SAMUELS - 04/30/18 [0]
> President Trump on Monday said the U.S. should no longer serve as the “policemen of the world.”
> “We more and more are not wanting to be the policemen of the world,” Trump said during a joint press conference with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.
> “We’re spending tremendous amounts of money for decades policing the world, and that shouldn’t be the priority,” he said.
> Trump ran on the promise that he would extricate the U.S. from foreign wars.
What changed? Epstein papers showed up on the doorstep.
Weapons of Mass Distraction (WMD's) in response.
[0] https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/385521-trump-we-...
> President Trump on Monday said the U.S. should no longer serve as the “policemen of the world.”
> “We more and more are not wanting to be the policemen of the world,” Trump said during a joint press conference with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.
> “We’re spending tremendous amounts of money for decades policing the world, and that shouldn’t be the priority,” he said.
> Trump ran on the promise that he would extricate the U.S. from foreign wars.
What changed? Epstein papers showed up on the doorstep.
Weapons of Mass Distraction (WMD's) in response.
[0] https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/385521-trump-we-...
Imagine if you had shown a Trump supporter this future during the end of the Biden Presidency. All the campaigning and moralising over the price of eggs and gas. The desire for isolationism. All the condemnation over the 'botched' Afghanistan withdrawl.
Now Trump starts a war that'll make the COVID inflation look cute and fun, with apparently very little preparation, and it's got 2/3 Republican support.
How does this make sense?
Now Trump starts a war that'll make the COVID inflation look cute and fun, with apparently very little preparation, and it's got 2/3 Republican support.
How does this make sense?
Only about 25% of voters are solidly Republican. They tend to leave the party if they disapprove of Trump. https://news.gallup.com/poll/700499/new-high-identify-politi...
And, between "wars" and "daycare", the "daycare" set of funds are actually appropriated by Congress, and therefore are funds that the government is actually legally authorized (and even required) to spend.