Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of the United States:
He's really good at making threats. Unfortunately for him, they generally amount to nothing -- but that's not the point: he assumes that those on the receiving end with fold. Unfortunately for him, as commenter ColoMtnWoman points out, this issue has been litigated, and he lost. (Actually, a quick google search shows that the Trump administration has lost cases on this issue in the Ninth, Seventh, and First Circuits, and won a case in the Second Circuit. It appears that the Supreme Court has yet to rule on this issue.)
There's also the fact that Congress has the authority to allocate funds, not the Executive: if Trump wants to withhold grants to states, he has to get Nancy Pelosi's permission. Good luck with that.
None of which alters the fact that our President is a mean-spirited, racist, petty, vengeful blowhard.
President Donald Trump indicated he wouldn’t allow federal aid for states facing budget deficits from the coronavirus outbreak unless they take action against “sanctuary cities” — municipalities that prevent their police from cooperating with immigration authorities.
“We would want certain things” as part of a deal with House Democrats to aid states, he said at a White House event on Tuesday, “including sanctuary city adjustments, because we have so many people in sanctuary cities.”
“What’s happening is people are being protected that shouldn’t be protected and a lot of bad things are happening with sanctuary cities,” he added. Trump has long complained about the cities and has previously sought to cut off their federal funding unless they end the policies.
He's really good at making threats. Unfortunately for him, they generally amount to nothing -- but that's not the point: he assumes that those on the receiving end with fold. Unfortunately for him, as commenter ColoMtnWoman points out, this issue has been litigated, and he lost. (Actually, a quick google search shows that the Trump administration has lost cases on this issue in the Ninth, Seventh, and First Circuits, and won a case in the Second Circuit. It appears that the Supreme Court has yet to rule on this issue.)
There's also the fact that Congress has the authority to allocate funds, not the Executive: if Trump wants to withhold grants to states, he has to get Nancy Pelosi's permission. Good luck with that.
None of which alters the fact that our President is a mean-spirited, racist, petty, vengeful blowhard.
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