{"id":160488,"date":"2025-01-28T23:35:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T23:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/?p=1829240"},"modified":"2025-01-28T23:35:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T23:35:06","slug":"a-dangerous-move-towards-authoritarianism-bernie-sanders-nancy-pelosi-and-chuck-schumer-shred-trumps-illegal-grant-and-loan-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/a-dangerous-move-towards-authoritarianism-bernie-sanders-nancy-pelosi-and-chuck-schumer-shred-trumps-illegal-grant-and-loan-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A dangerous move towards authoritarianism\u2019: Bernie Sanders, Nancy Pelosi, and Chuck Schumer shred Trump\u2019s illegal grant and loan suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Donald-Trump-speaks-to-reporters-after-signing-a-series-of-executive-orders-and-Nancy-Pelosi-D-CA-speaks-during-a-news-conference.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>A swathe of politicians have condemned <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a>, after his administration announced <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/news\/yes-donald-make-america-great-again-trump-is-now-threatening-to-take-away-breakfast-and-lunch-from-schoolchildren\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">plans to pause federal loans and grants<\/a> while reviewing whether government spending aligns with his agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The plans were revealed in a memo sent by Matthew Vaeth, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget. It directs agencies to halt the disbursement of financial assistance as Trump enacts an ideological review of government spending, and determines whether certain agencies are consistent with \u201cthe President\u2019s priorities,\u201d the memo read. The plans also made reference to the <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/politics\/donald-trump-promised-to-be-a-dictator-on-day-one-here-are-the-executive-orders-hes-already-signed\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sweeping executive orders signed by Trump<\/a> during his first week in office and the agencies that relate to them, including programs around climate change, transgender rights and diversity, equity and inclusion. <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/politics\/hillary-clinton-and-hakeem-jeffries-would-like-to-remind-you-that-project-2025-advocate-donald-trump-is-get-this-a-liar\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sound familiar?<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump\u2019s decision to halt federal virtually all federal grants and loans is lawless, destructive, dangerous, and cruel.<\/p>\n<p>It is illegal.<\/p>\n<p>It is unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s nothing less than Project 2025 by another name.<\/p>\n<p>Congress must act.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1884276134357147666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >January 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Naturally, the pause on critical resources distributed to those in need of these agencies has caused uproar, particularly among prominent Democratic politicians. Taking to X, Chuck Schumer described the move by Trump as \u201clawless, destructive, dangerous, and cruel.\u201d Schumer also urged that \u201cCongress must act\u201d in response to Trump\u2019s plans, and said that they are \u201cnothing less <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/politics\/why-is-project-2025-bad\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">than Project 2025 by another name<\/a>\u201d \u2014 in reference to the political initiate Trump claimed he had nothing to do with.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Echoing these concerns was fierce Trump critic Nancy Pelosi, who also wrote on X that the halt on federal loans was \u201cillegal\u201d and \u201cunconstitutional,\u201d and underlined the impact it will have on citizens. \u201c[It] will raise costs, hurt working families and deny critical resources for Americans in need,\u201d Pelosi wrote. The criticism from Pelosi, who has made no secret of her distaste for the president, didn\u2019t stop there. In a second post on X, the former Speaker of the House said Trump\u2019s memo has \u201cunleashed chaos, confusion and fear for hardworking Americans.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump issued an unconstitutional order to cut off federal funding for basic services enacted by Congress across America.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#39;s be clear: President Trump\u2019s illegal scheme will raise costs, hurt working families and deny critical resources for Americans in need.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerPelosi\/status\/1884286860517859514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >January 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>She listed off those who\u2019ll be impacted by the loan pause, including nonprofit organizations, seniors, teachers and childcare workers, and law enforcement agencies. \u201cMake no mistake,\u201d Pelosi declared, \u201cthe Trump Administration\u2019s unilateral and illegal scheme hurts American families and puts lives at risk.\u201d In political terms, that\u2019s a scorching read on par with anything from <em>The Real Housewives, <\/em>but Pelosi wasn\u2019t the only one to take square aim at Trump. For his part, famous mitten-wearer and Vermont senator Bernie Sanders didn\u2019t mince words when eviscerating Trump\u2019s decision.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Trump Administration\u2019s cruel decision to freeze federal funding for critical services across the country has unleashed chaos, confusion and fear for hardworking Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Nonprofits aren&#39;t sure if they can continue serving homeless veterans. <\/p>\n<p>Vulnerable seniors aren&#39;t sure\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerPelosi\/status\/1884334651344371885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >January 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sanders said the loan freeze will have a \u201cdevastating impact on the health and wellbeing\u201d of children, seniors, and the \u201cmost vulnerable people in our country.\u201d Going a step further, Sanders \u2014 who has warned us of oligarchy for decades \u2014 said Trump\u2019s plans are \u201ca dangerous move towards authoritarianism.\u201d According to the memo, Trump\u2019s freeze will go into effect on Tuesday, with agencies instructed to review whether their spending is impacted by the executive orders signed by the President last week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Trump Administration\u2019s action to suspend all federal grants &amp; loans will have a devastating impact on the health and well-being of millions of children, seniors on fixed incomes, and the most vulnerable people in our country. <\/p>\n<p>It is a dangerous move towards authoritarianism. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b3TL5aPOGN\" >pic.twitter.com\/b3TL5aPOGN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSanders\/status\/1884284440387649626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >January 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>If an agency finds it is not in conflict with Trump\u2019s agenda (<a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/politics\/how-many-pages-long-is-project-2025\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ahem, Project 2025<\/a>), it will not be impacted by the freeze, according to the memo. Of course, this is simply the latest move by Trump that has attracted criticism in the very early days of his second term, with the President enduring backlash around everything from his <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/politics\/donald-trump-wants-canada-to-ditch-its-exceptional-healthcare-system-and-pick-americas-crumbling-health-structure\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">plans to annex Canada<\/a> to his <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/politics\/no-more-handouts-for-red-states-oopsie-trumps-end-to-fema-is-only-going-to-hurt-some-of-the-key-states-that-elected-him\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">review of disaster agency FEMA<\/a> and his <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/politics\/reminiscent-of-the-round-ups-in-ww2-ice-raids-are-already-tearing-apart-communities-across-the-states\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">enactment of mass deportations<\/a>. 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