Democrats are apoplectic over President Trump shutting down their USAID slush fund down, which has been severely abusing taxpayer money, and are threatening to put a hold on Trump’s nominees going forward until he relents:
Dem HI Sen Schatz to put blanket holds on all State Department-related nominees after the shutdown of USAID
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) February 3, 2025
Dem HI Sen Schatz in response to USAID: Until and unless this brazenly authoritarian action is reversed and USAID is functional again, I will be placing a blanket hold on all of the Trump administration’s State Department nominees. This is self-inflicted chaos of epic proportions…
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) February 3, 2025
Van Hollen on DOGE shutting down USAID: This is a corrupt abuse of power that is going on. As my colleague said, it's not only a gift to our adversaries, but trying to shut down the agency for International Development by executive order is plain illegal. It is illegal.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) February 3, 2025
They are even calling Trump a dictator. Heh, like they’ve never done that before:
Van Hollen on Musk & USAID: He may try to play dictator here in Washington DC. But he doesn't get to shut down the Agency for International Development. [
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) February 3, 2025
Dem MN Rep Omar on takeover of USAID: We talked about Trump wanting to be a dictator on day one. And here we are. This is what the beginning of dictatorship looks like when you gut the Constitution and you install yourself as the sole power. That is how dictators are made. What…
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) February 3, 2025
What’s amazing is that some Democrats have even come out against unelected bureaucrats for the first time ever:
Suddenly Democrats are against unelected bureaucrats! https://t.co/Rmp8THLcS7
— ✟ Right Scoop ✟ (@trscoop) February 3, 2025
There’s video of some of this circulating. But honestly, I think these people are unbearable to watch, especially Ilhan Omar. So pardon me if I don’t put you through unnecessary torture over this.