
(AmericanProsperity.com) – In a blow to President Donald Trump’s agenda, an activist federal judge has halted efforts to drain the swamp and root out progressive waste in government spending.
District Judge Loren AliKhan temporarily blocked Trump’s freeze on federal grants and loans, which could have saved taxpayers trillions.
“I think there is the specter of irreparable harm,” said AliKhan, a Joe Biden appointee.
The Trump administration had planned to pause federal spending to conduct a much-needed ideological review of where taxpayer dollars are going.
This common-sense measure aimed to identify and potentially defund progressive programs that do not align with the president’s America First agenda.
However, AliKhan temporarily halted this initiative, allowing the wasteful spending to continue unchecked for now.
The administrative stay pauses the freeze until Monday, just three minutes before it was set to take effect.
This gives leftist organizations dependent on federal handouts more time to scramble and file lawsuits to protect their gravy train.
Meanwhile, hardworking Americans continue footing the bill for programs that do nothing to ease their economic burdens.
President Trump’s team justified the freeze as necessary to ensure compliance with his executive orders.
This review would have allowed a thorough examination of federal spending to identify programs conflicting with Trump’s vision for America.
By blocking this initiative, the court is obstructing the administration’s efforts to leverage federal power to benefit millions of Americans.
Liberals quickly jumped into the fray to criticize the president’s initiative. Nevada Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro and Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager issued a joint statement:
“Trump’s funding freeze will cause massive confusion for Nevada families, delay delivery of vital services in health care and education, and could plunge our state budget into further chaos. As a state, we cannot afford to sit quietly while the Trump administration recklessly damages programs Nevadans depend on every day.
“The Governor’s office must demand answers from the federal government and a reversal of this decision while providing the Legislature a full accounting of all affected state programs and services.”
Predictably, Democrats and leftist organizations are crying foul, claiming the pause would cause “irreparable harm” to their pet projects.
New York Attorney General Letitia James, an infamous Trump antagonist, is even threatening legal action.
These reactions only underscore the urgent need for this review to expose how deeply entrenched progressive ideologies have become in federal spending.
It is important to note that this freeze would not have affected essential programs like Social Security, Medicare, and food stamps.
The left’s fear-mongering about harming vulnerable populations has been described as nothing more than a smokescreen to protect their own interests.
The Trump administration’s commitment to fiscal responsibility is clear. This funding pause is part of a broader strategy to advance the America First agenda by ensuring taxpayer dollars are spent wisely.
The judicial obstruction has been criticized as an attempt by the establishment to maintain the status quo and resist positive change.
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