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Join NowWhat to Know and What to Do About the White House Funding Freeze Chaos
Donald Trump just issued an order that will immediately stop federal funding and hurt American families. Healthcare will be cut. Preschools will be forced to close. Services for seniors will end.
While advocates were able to file a successful appeal with the courts to halt Trump from continuing to move forward, Trump wants this fight to erupt and to disrupt the lives of his opponents and millions of everyday Americans.
This is another way for Trump to make people’s everyday lives harder and hurt their wallets while giving tax cuts to billionaires and loyalists. He’s hurting everyday people to benefit the rich and wealthy.
This gave barely 24 hours for states, organizations, and local officials to respond, leaving them scrambling to interpret the vague directive.
Trump and his wealthy friends won’t be impacted by slashes to federal aid. This is just another political stunt to them. But for everyday people, stunts like this are devastating. It’s unacceptable for the people we trust and elect into office to play politics with the social safety nets we rely on.
What does the federal freeze issued by Trump mean for Americans?
Children and families across the country will have school breakfast programs taken away from them. Mothers trying to nurse their newborns will no longer receive help and aid, and families who rely on childcare grants will be scrambling.
Programs like these:
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and
- Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);
The impact will be widespread. Cancer patients who rely on studies and research will suffer, suicide hotlines are at risk and multiple states including Illinois, reported their Medicaid portal was down.
What now?
Governor Pritzker from Illinois stated, “This is a demonstration of cruelty against people who depend on us. Working families who rely on federal assistance to pay their rent, people who need help paying their utility bills, parents who need critical programs like Head Start for quality, affordable child care.”
This directive is straight out of Project 2025, the unpopular extremist manifesto that Trump repeatedly distanced himself from during his campaign and said he wouldn’t enact. Suddenly cutting essential aid for seniors, children, and families and putting people’s jobs at risk is a cruel, heartless demonstration of power and is a betrayal to everyone, no matter where they live or whom they voted for.
Trump’s game plan since Day 1 has been to create chaos. This administration wants to distract Americans and his opponents so they can more easily hoard power and profit over the rest of us. Despite tens of billions of dollars at stake—the two-page memo was vaguely written and issued as a surprise, with little notice or time to respond.
But we won’t be distracted.
How you can help make your voice heard in opposition to Trump’s federal aid cuts
No matter who you are, or where you live: Your representatives need to hear from you NOW.
After you sign the petition:
- Call 844-328-9232 to call your Senator
- Call 844-329-6087 to call your Representative
We all have to be ready to fight back for the safety of all of our communities and families.