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Donald Trump moves to DEFUND 'anarchist' cities: President says he will do 'everything' in his power to prevent 'lawless' NYC, Portland, Seattle and DC taking federal funds while rioters 'burn buildings and ruin lives' on their watch
2020-09-03
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Trump on Wednesday signed a memo ordering review of federal funds to cities

  • It names New York City, Seattle, Washington DC and Portland, Oregon

  • President orders review of all federal funds going to the designated cities

  • Also orders Bill Barr to determine 'anarchist jurisdictions' within the US

  • Trump says he will block taxpayer funding to 'weak mayors and lawless cities'
Posted by:Skidmark

#23  #22 Trump does have an army. It's called the Army.
He has a navy, air force, marines, and now space force too. he is, after all, commander in chief.


Can he rely on them?

Does he know who the trustworthy ones are?

Do he or his team know who the untrustworthy ones are?
Posted by: charger   2020-09-03 21:28  

#22  Trump does have an army. It's called the Army.
He has a navy, air force, marines, and now space force too. he is, after all, commander in chief.
Maybe he should take a sizable force into NYC City hall and say "You called?". (Of coure he wouldn't abuse his office that way. I don't think...)
Posted by: CrazyFool   2020-09-03 19:29  

#21  Lincoln carved West Virginia off by writ. But it's still a sound idea.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-09-03 16:04  

#20  ^ Greater Idaho
Posted by: Enver Threans5848   2020-09-03 15:35  

#19  Also combine Jefferson in Northern Cal with eastern Oregon and eastern Washington.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2020-09-03 15:06  

#18  Had a thought. What if the non-urban counties in Oregon called a convention citing the Declaration of Independence with the intent of applying for separation from Portland-Eugene? See - West Virginia.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-09-03 13:45  

#17  The loss of federal money might discourage the left-wing mayors and governors from aiding and abetting these terrorists.
Posted by: JohnQC   2020-09-03 13:16  

#16  Which greatly increases the Dems' incentive to steal this election.

They will go all out in ways of which we can't even conceive.

As soon as Barr is done tuning his bagpipes, I'm sure he'll get right on it.

Tuning bagpipes isn't easy, you know.

At least we'll have our principles.

Just not our principal (or interest).



Posted by: charger   2020-09-03 13:04  

#15  Fred - I had to borrow that one. Too damn funny!
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2020-09-03 12:52  

#14  The power of the executive branch to withhold grants, especially formula grants is pretty minimal.

also Airandee's idea is brilliant
Posted by: lord garth   2020-09-03 12:51  

#13  Second that; fantastic.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-09-03 12:44  

#12  Trump does have an army. It's called the Army.

I'm rolling. Snark of the Day!
Posted by: SteveS   2020-09-03 12:40  

#11  Trump should commit to sit down with New Yorkers and then do it in Florida where most are now living.
Posted by: Airandee   2020-09-03 12:25  

#10  This comes humming back at us if the Dems win in November ("Biden Withholds Funds From Racist States.") Of course, it might anyway. So let's win both the voting and the counting, and the recounting and the litigation, and the shooting.
Posted by: Matt   2020-09-03 12:23  

#9  If I have one complaint, it's why the Feds didn't do this months ago, like right after the Minneapolis riot.
Posted by: Mercutio   2020-09-03 11:34  

#8  Trump does have an army. It's called the Army.

Oregon State Troopers Were Deputized By The Feds So They Can Make Arrests On Federal Charges
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-09-03 11:14  

#7  Trump does have an army. It's called the Army.
Posted by: Fred   2020-09-03 10:44  

#6  These days anybody who sets foot in NYC had better have an army - and, actually, Trump does.
Posted by: Glenmore   2020-09-03 10:23  

#5  Sounds like Cuomo needs strung up for inciting a revolution and threatening the president.
Posted by: DarthVader   2020-09-03 09:05  

#4  Sounds like a direct threat to the President. Time to have the FBI - yeah them - investigate Sonny and Comrade Wilhelm.
Posted by: Warthog   2020-09-03 08:44  

#3  Cuomo pushes back against DOJ investigation into nursing homes

You're half way in jail already, Andy.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-09-03 08:43  

#2  It was always going to end like this. You could see it ten years ago. Like this or with utter Democratic domination. This is better.
Posted by: Vernal Hatrick   2020-09-03 08:03  

#1  Cuomo threatens Trump: Governor slams president's 'maniacal' threat to defund 'lawless cities' including New York and says that the commander-in-chief 'better have an army to protect him' if he steps foot in NYC
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-09-03 07:41  

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