Federal judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to stop DOJ grant cancellations
Associated PressJUL 9
Judge Allows Trump DOJ to Rescind $800M in Crime Grants
Above: The Office of the U.S. Attorney General at the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C. Image copyright: Kevin Carter/Getty Images
The Spin
Democratic narrative
Cutting this relatively small grant program is not only illogical but an insult to crime victims. If federal waste exists, it's not in this program, which was created by the fiscally conservative Reagan administration 40 years ago after he recognized how many people were in need. After decades of helping millions of people, Trump has decided to rip it all away, putting vulnerable communities in even more danger.
Republican narrative
Despite lies to the contrary, Trump is defending crime victims more than anyone else by empowering law enforcement, not abstract grant programs. The anger shown towards Trump's budget cuts shows just how bloated the federally funded nonprofit industry has become — a bureaucratic rot that Trump is trying to carefully untangle.
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