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  • Trump Seizes On Shutdown to Punish Political Foes

    10/04/2025 9:46:36 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 51 replies
    The New York Times ^ | Oct. 4, 2025 | Tony Romm
    The White House has cut or paused billions in funding to Democratic-run cities and states since the federal government came to a halt.President Trump has embarked on a legally dubious campaign to weaponize the federal budget during a contentious government shutdown, halting more than $27 billion in approved funding in a bid to punish Democratic-led cities and states. Rather than broker a legislative truce or seek to ameliorate the fallout of a costly fiscal stalemate, the president has leveraged the crisis to exact revenge on rivals, slash federal spending and pressure Democrats into accepting his political demands. Since the shutdown...