Stephen Miller Blames 'the Media' for Confusion Over Trump's Federal Funding Freeze
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a freeze on potentially trillions of dollars in federal funding, with limited specifics, to what he claims is false reporting from “left-wing media outlets.”Many have suggested the freeze itself is unlawful, citing the U.S.
Constitution vesting the power of the purse with Congress, not the president, a 1974 federal law, and a 1975 U.S. Supremer Court case.
Late Tuesday afternoon a federal judge issued a short, temporary block on a portion of the freeze, CNN reported.But the language in the memo is confusing, many say.
In fact, some attribute what appears to be a nationwide shutdown of Medicaid portals across the country to the memo’s vagueness.“I can’t help it if left-wing media outlets published a fake news story that caused confusion,” Miller told Tapper.“We just talked to Congressman Don Bacon, a Republican, a Trump supporter.
