MIAMI — Donald Trump’s unexpected freeze on federal aid is poised to choke off programs from nutrition assistance to disaster relief in red states. But if House Republicans had any concerns about the sudden order on Tuesday morning during their retreat at Trump’s Doral resort, they weren’t telling reporters.
Instead, several told NOTUS they welcomed the surprise move from the Office of Management and Budget, which sprung the aid freeze announcement in a late-night memo on Monday.
GOP lawmakers told NOTUS they were unfazed about Trump’s potentially illegal flex of executive authority, overriding congressionally approved funding, and they weren’t concerned about the potentially massive impact on their constituents.