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President Trump suspends federal grants and loans

President Trump suspends federal grants and loans

America new President Donald Trump is taking big decisions every day, in this series he has stopped federal grants and loans. While his administration is busy reviewing all the expenses.

President Donald Trump’s government has decided to temporarily stop federal grants and loans from Tuesday. His government will now do a comprehensive ideological review of government spending. This decision of President Trump can have a big impact on health research, education programs and other schemes. Even grants that have already been approved but have not been spent yet will also be stopped.

Statement of OMB Acting Director

Acting Director of the Government Budget Office (OMB) Matthew Vath wrote in a memo, ‘Using taxpayer money on policies like Marxist equality, transgenderism and Green New Deal does not improve the lives of the people we serve.’

Medicare and Social Security benefits will not be affected

This ban will come into effect from 5 pm (ET) on Tuesday. However, it is not clear in the memo how extensive this ban will be. Matthew Vath said that all spending should be in line with President Trump’s executive orders. These orders have been made to reverse progressive steps related to transgender rights, environmental justice and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The memo states that Medicare and Social Security benefits will not be affected by this.

Top Democrats expressed serious concern over this decision

At the same time, Senator Patty Murray and Representative Rose DeLauro, who are top Democrats in the Senate and House Appropriations Committee, have expressed ‘serious concern’ over this decision. In a letter to the acting director of OMB, he said, ‘The actions of this administration will affect almost all federal programs and activities. This can put the financial security of our families, national security and the success of the country at risk.’

Recruitment of transgenders in the US Army will be banned

Earlier, Trump signed an executive order on Monday, under which the recruitment of transgenders in the US Army can be banned. Under the executive order, the new Defense Minister Pete Hegseth will review the Pentagon policy and after the review, he may decide to ban the recruitment of transgender soldiers in the US Army. Also, after this order, those soldiers can be reinstated who were fired from their jobs after refusing to get vaccinated during the Corona epidemic.

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