Trump is seizing spending power from us, canceling grants unilaterally, most recently brazenly deciding to refuse to spend money only in the states represented by Democrats. The day after the shutdown began, they announced that they were first suspending billions of dollars worth of projects in just one city, New York City, not coincidentally represented by the Democratic leader in the House and the Senate. And then hours after they released released a list of canceled energy projects, they listed the states that they were being canceled and every single one of those states was represented by two Democratic senators. (12:11–12:26)
CLAIM
Asserts that projects in New York City were suspended, targeting a city represented by Democratic leaders.
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