COMMUNITY United States Politics Thread: Trump's Second Term

TheNightKing said:
We got that hostage back yesterday and Trump hasn’t said what he gave up. Bet it’s someone bad and/or I bet he made some agreements regarding Ukraine. Just saw a headline too where he’s talked to Putin about beginning negotiations to end the war. Ukraine about to be under Russian rule either explicitly or implicitly. And I bet all of those anti-Russia right wingers don’t say a word.
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TheNightKing said:
We got that hostage back yesterday and Trump hasn’t said what he gave up. Bet it’s someone bad and/or I bet he made some agreements regarding Ukraine. Just saw a headline too where he’s talked to Putin about beginning negotiations to end the war. Ukraine about to be under Russian rule either explicitly or implicitly. And I bet all of those anti-Russia right wingers don’t say a word.
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I read an article this morning that was a tad confusing about it all

It said it was basically a prisoner exchange in the beginning but then later on it had a quote asking trump if we got anything in exchange and he said no not much
 
XiJingSlim said:
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For one, she’s absolutely right. Democrats need to be strategic right now. At the least they can start focusing on issues that impact everyday Americans.

However, when Joe Biden was trying to get shit passed, you had Sinema and Manchin blocking all of the more progressive initiatives. Then you had the courts blocking things that did make it through like student loan debt cancellation.

Most importantly, elections have consequences. When the majority of Americans hand over every branch of government to republicans, that does make it difficult to fight.

All that said, the democrats could do more. Just adding context.
 
RandomOne said:
I read an article this morning that was a tad confusing about it all

It said it was basically a prisoner exchange in the beginning but then later on it had a quote asking trump if we got anything in exchange and he said no not much
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I think he was saying we didn’t give up much. And I haven’t seen anyone asking what he gave up. They were on Biden’s head when he traded for Griner.
 
www.independent.co.uk

USAID inspector fired after revealing nearly $500m in food aid was about to spoil

Report from inspector general’s office criticized Trump administration’s attempt to drastically cut USAID
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The inspector general for the U.S. Agency for International Development was fired on Tuesday – one day after his office issued a critical report warning that nearly $500 million in food was about to go bad due to President Donald Trump’s freeze on the agency.

Paul Martin, who had been appointed inspector general for the agency by former president Joe Biden in 2023, was informed by email from the Office of Presidential Personnel that his position was terminated “effective immediately.”
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It occurred one day after Martin’s office released a scathing report that warned more than $489 million worth of food assistance was at risk of spoilage after the Trump administration issued an unclear aid freeze guidance, ordered staff to refrain from “external communications” and placed more than 90 percent of USAID workforce on paid administrative leave.

The office said that while initial guidance provided a funding waiver for emergency food assistance, shipments were delayed globally because staff faced conflicting instructions and were concerned about breaking the order on external communications.
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“According to USAID staff, this uncertainty put more than $489 million of food assistance at ports, in transit, and in warehouses at risk of spoilage, unanticipated storage needs, and diversion,” the report says.

The purpose of the inspector general is to conduct independent investigations and audits into any potential fraud, waste or abuse and issue recommendations of its findings – something slowly being replaced by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

After Musk asserted that USAID was “radical” and a “criminal organization,” the administration sought to all but formally dissolve the agency and merge it with the State Department to be overseen by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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Organizations that represent USAID workers, companies that contract with USAID, and non-profits have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration, asserting that it does not have the authority to axe the funding that was expressly provided by Congress.

Martin’s termination is also subject to some regulations. The administration is required to provide Congress 30 days' notice before firing an inspector general and provide specific reasons for terminating watchdogs.
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