Trump just canceled the swamp’s credit card. Good.
The swamp’s credit card just got declined — and the swamp is big mad about it.
TL;DR
- President Trump canceled nearly $1 billion in unspent funding for illegal aliens, race-obsessed programs, and waste.
- Critics called the action illegal and an assault on Congress's "power of the purse."
- The administration is using presidential authorities under the Impoundment Control Act for a "pocket rescission."
- The Supreme Court has previously refused to block similar rescissions.
- Funds targeted include social services for noncitizens, welfare-style services for illegal aliens, foreign climate policies, and DEI initiatives.
- The article argues that Congress left the relevant provisions of the ICA in place, not the president inventing a loophole.
- The House Freedom Caucus supports more rescissions and refusal to fund perceived "swamp" spending.