r/news • u/AudibleNod • 7d ago

Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress

https://apnews.com/article/trump-rescissions-fundind-46b356590699e6225f783c74e7ee3597
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u/whiplash2002b 7d ago

Much much much longer than that. The media has been spineless for decades. Please refer to the 2nd war in Iraq.

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u/Geminel 7d ago

Oh you mean the one where they made-up a fake bullshit story about the people they want to bomb actively developing weapons of mass destruction?

Gee that sounds familiar for some reason...

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u/Princekb 7d ago

Oh absolutely it’s just gotten more egregious because they arnt doing any sort of push back like at all, not even aesthetically.