Posted on 05/09/2025 5:15:27 AM PDT by dennisw
President Donald Trump announced this week that he would end the Digital Equity Act, which provided $2.5 billion in grants to ensure everyone had equal access to the digital economy.
"I have spoken with my wonderful Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, and we agree that the Biden/Harris so-called 'Digital Equity Act' is totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL," Trump wrote Thursday on Truth Social. "No more woke handouts based on race!"
"The Digital Equity Program is a RACIST and ILLEGAL $2.5 BILLION DOLLAR giveaway. I am ending this IMMEDIATELY, and saving Taxpayers BILLIONS OF DOLLARS!" he added.
The act, signed into law by former President Joe Biden, targets seniors, incarcerated individuals, veterans, people with disabilities, those facing a language barrier, members of racial or ethnic minority groups, and people in rural areas.
"Too many communities lack access to high-speed internet. Many more can't afford it or don't know how to use it," the government's broadband website explained before being scrubbed by the Trump administration.
"The divide between those who have internet access and those who don't is stark. To create an equitable economy, we all need access to reliable and affordable high-speed internet."
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
I’m a veteran and no one ever asked if I needed a govt handout to access the internet
How much of this money was spent and what were the results?
That would be part of any true journalist report.
“…those facing a language barrier…”
Learn English. Problem solved.
MSN sucks.
Thanks. I tried to search it on the interwebs, but no luck. My google-fu failed me.
White people are the minority in the world.
Outstanding
As a veteran, we are good, we don’t need handouts. Shut it all down.
Cancel the program. Give the contract to StarLink. Make liberal suicide attempts available on PPV. Problems solved.
“White people are the minority in the world.”
Whites are at 8% today. In 1900 we were at 25%. So I have read. We cured all their diseases, gave them antibiotics and modern sanitation. So now we are outnumbered.
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Perplexity AI says>>>
Global Percentage of White People: Then and Now
Current Estimates (2020s):
The global percentage of people classified as “white” is generally estimated to be between 7% and 16%, depending on how “white” is defined and which populations are included. (how white must mean do you include Arabs, Iranians and white Asian Indians) (7% must mean only white Europeans, Americans, Canadians, Australians, etc)
A commonly cited figure is about 16% of the world population, with some estimates as low as 7%.
Historical Estimates (circa 1900):
In 1900, the world population was about 1.65 billion.
There is no universally agreed-upon figure for the global percentage of white people in 1900, but widely cited demographic analyses and historical sources suggest it was significantly higher than today, often estimated between 20% and 25%
And little children too...
The a_hole forgot the chilluns...
Exactly. Liberal ‘word-smithing’ is second to none.
Or more likely the help never reaches the veterans and is pocketed by corrupt officials
That alone means it needs to be overturned.
How much of that $2.5 billion has gone missing?
I suspect about 99% of it will never be accounted for.
😂😂😂😂. SPECIAL treatment is NOT equal treatment! EOFS!
“Trump vows to kill law that helps veterans and minorities“
Rat propaganda at its finest
Sounds good but I don’t think he has the power to invalidate a passed law.
He DOES have the power to push out any GOP member who voted for it.
Were those Trump’s very own words, “I vow to kill the law that helps veterans and minorities!”? Was he kicking a puppy as he said it?
“ $2.5 billion in grants to ensure everyone had equal access to the digital economy.”
Liberal BS.
Who in America could even remotely not “have access” to the digital economy? This is absurd.
“Love how they throw veterans in this.”
I immediately noticed that bit of gaslighting too.
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