Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) ripped into President Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze on Tuesday, calling it “stupid, buffoonish and childish.”
“Donald Trump’s reckless action cut off funding to law enforcement, farmers, child care and veterans’ health care,” Walz stated Tuesday at a information convention. “While he was out golfing, he threw the country into crisis.”
On Tuesday night, District Decide Loren AliKhan issued a brief restraining order to cease the Trump-ordered freeze on all federal grants and loans from going into impact. However earlier than that, Walz, who ran as Kamala Harris’ working mate on the Democratic ticket in opposition to Trump final yr, stated at a information convention that the president has “no idea the implications” of the freeze and stated it’s proper out of Venture 2025 to “undermine” the U.S.
“It will not stand; it cannot stand,” Walz stated.
Walz also said Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) had told him that he supports the freeze.
Walz called the freeze an “outrageous power grab” that “undermines” Minnesotans, and said he will do what he can to protect his constituents but doesn’t know if the state can make up for the $2 billion a month being “held illegally” by the Trump administration.
“I know you have a lot of questions; I have a lot of questions because not one damn person thought this through,” Walz said.
In a while Tuesday, Walz stated on “The Rachel Maddow Show” that individuals shouldn’t be stunned by the freeze as a result of it was specified by Venture 2025, a playbook written by Trump loyalists to information the actions of his new administration. He additionally known as out Republican governors, saying, “Shame on you” for staying silent in regards to the freeze.
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“We’re going to need some courage,” Walz said. “This is a long fight. … They want to destroy the federal government.”
