Posted on 04/22/2025 4:32:24 PM PDT by Beave Meister
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump Administration to rehire Voice of America (VOA) and other affiliate news services staff.
President Trump placed employees and contractors for government-funded Voice of America on leave last month.
US District Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, said Voice of America is funded by Congress and Trump’s cuts to the agency are “a direct affront to the power of the legislative branch.”
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
read tagline
What does funding have to do with personnel? What if Trump wants to take the savings and spend it on a yuge transmitter?
Funded is not a directive for expenditure.
“US District Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, said Voice of America is funded by Congress and Trump’s cuts to the agency are “a direct affront to the power of the legislative branch.”
Seeing as how everything is funded by Congress, does this mean the President isn’t allowed to do jack squat?
...although this judge is a Reagan appointee. He’s either a Never Trumper or has a relative who lost their job.
Ignore them.
L
Judge has no right to do that. We elected Trump to clear the cr*p and clutter. Judges are a big part of that and trying to stink up all they can before they go.
Sorry geriatric old fool, this is foreign policy. And his executive order becomes law if Congress does not overturn it. Congress has not overturned Trump closing VOE. Therefore it is now law. Can’t believe this fool was appointed by Reagan.
He might’ve been good 40 years ago, but his time has passed.
Give it to North Korea.
If we are going to push leftist propaganda might as well go for it all the way.
“ US District Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, said Voice of America is funded by Congress and Trump’s cuts to the agency are “a direct affront to the power of the legislative branch.””
Under emergency power, Trump issued an executive order stopping that expenditure. Congress has not made a move to overturn that executive order, so now trumps executive order is the law. Can’t believe this is actually a judge.
Actually, back in the Nixon administration this was settled.
Trump MUST work with the folks in Congress to get these cuts finalized. Then October first…the real cuts take place.
That judge’s name sounds familiar. Is there another controversial case he was involved in?
So my plan will work.
Let North Korea run it from now until September 30.
If we must spend the money we can write them a check!
Agreed, do an Andrew Jackson!
GO F YOURSELF, JUdge!
Just tell the commie judge to “Take a hike”.
Well, sort of. Biden ignored the SCOTUS when they attempted to stop him from paying off the student loans.
As far as I can tell this is the third federal ruling against trump today. We get 2 to 3 rulings a day over turning Trump decisions. There must be at least 90 by now. Time for Trump to go on TV and say something along the lines that federal district judges are not the executive. Then continue by saying he will not observe those rulings and will simply regard them as merely advisory.
That would be the final word on the issue if Congress is unwilling to impeach and remove him for it. And let’s see if they have the balls to try that in front of the American people.
“funded by Congress” (?) What, like it’s taken out of their salary..?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.