Breaking: Trump just rescinded the federal funding freeze. As I argue in this piece, dealing out *defeats* to Trump is essential to deflating his cultlike aura of invincibility right now: - ThreadSky

gregsargent.bsky.social • 24 days ago

Breaking: Trump just rescinded the federal funding freeze. As I argue in this piece, dealing out *defeats* to Trump is essential to deflating his cultlike aura of invincibility right now:

Reposted from Greg Sargent

Trump's funding-freeze fiasco should demonstrate to Democrats that speaking loudly in unison is a pretty good way to set the media agenda and to alert voters that something is gravely amiss with his assaults on rule of law and constitutional governance:

newrepublic.com/article/1908...

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harendt.bsky.social•24 days ago

Good job, everyone. 💙
This is such a good lesson to us.
When he does shit like this, Get LOUD and STAY LOUD.
Deluge your Senators and Rep with calls and emails.
Demand that they speak out loudly and forcefully.

sniffit.bsky.social•24 days ago

Probably just results in most of the COLLABORATOR media like NYT, Wapo, LA Times, et al., redoubling their efforts to prop him up and democracy-wash the kkkristofascism.

petemarchetto.bsky.social•24 days ago

There's a tiny bit of me - perhaps just me being cavalier given I won't be affected - that worries if people keep undoing Trump's mistakes before they have any impact, those who voted for him won't get to see what he's like.

adamisacson.com•24 days ago

They don't HAVE this already?

here4thecomments.bsky.social•24 days ago

He rescinded a memo aka the piece of paper. Not the funding freeze according to his own team.

gregsargent.bsky.social•24 days ago

not clear what that means, though

here4thecomments.bsky.social•24 days ago

According to his press secretary. The piece of paper that went out is rescinded not the funding freeze.

zoopaul.bsky.social•24 days ago

Is this simply an example of Vought and people like him believing their own hype about what a president can unilaterally do?

jsunrise.bsky.social•24 days ago

I think the messaging still needs to be about this, however. Hammer on Trump not only WANTS to cut important programs, HE DID cut them

williamfergie.bsky.social•24 days ago

As far as we know, it was the judge's order suspending the funding pause that led to this, not Democrats "speaking out in unison." See https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-pause-federal-grants-aid-f9948b9996c0ca971f0065fac85737ce

hypergraphic.bsky.social•23 days ago

yourazneighbor.bsky.social•24 days ago

Trial balloons! They fill the air! I hope we continue to shoot them down. The admin will regroup, of course, and try again. I hope we continue to support folks to stand strong. Thank you for the work you do, Greg. You have helped me maintain my sanity for years, now.

gregsargent.bsky.social•24 days ago

thanks!

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