That used to be the case. Now the President must ask for rescission of funds but it is rarely, if ever, granted by Congress. See Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 which changed the law.
If that’s the case, then the new game in town is called he has at least a minuscule degree of discretion on how it’s spent. Some things get slow walk, some awards go to organizations not specifically prohibited, but never intended to get money from the state department grants. I think there’s a million ways to punch back.
A line item veto would solve this problem, something congress will never agree to.
“That used to be the case. Now the President must ask for rescission of funds but it is rarely, if ever, granted by Congress. See Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 which changed the law.”
Has this been tested at SCOTUS?