Washington, D.C. – An increasingly unhinged President of the United States, Donald Trump, formally notified Congress of his “declaration of war” against drug cartels this week to lay the groundwork for even more unconstitutional power grabs he is piling up by the day.
Trump says that his Director of Budget and Management – Russell Voight, will use the Government shut-down as rationale to start illegally firing thousands of additional Federal Workers.
Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries notes the “shutting down the Government is something Trump has been doing ever since he got elected and he is doing it to save money for tax breaks for his buddies, the billionaires.”
The illegal mass firings come on top of Trump’s cancellation of billions of dollars in Federal money already approved by Congress for critical infrastructure projects in 18 States that voted for Kamala Harris, another illegal and unconstitutional act in line with Voight’s stated desire to impose “maximum pain” on Trump’s political opponents.
Voight, the author of the infamous extreme Right Project 2025, which Trump disavowed when he was running for his second term, has now been given more power than both the U.S. House and Senate in determining what happens in the country.
Not coincidentally, the overwhelming majority of the cuts came in 18 States – including New York, New Jersey and Illinois, whose voters supported Democratic nominee Kamala Harris over Trump in last year’s election. The cuts irked Organized Labor, especially Transportation Workers.
“We urge Congress to prioritize the safety of Transportation Systems, Workers and passengers by coming to a resolution that funds the Federal Government and works on behalf of American Families,” the National AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department said. Air Traffic Controllers – who are overworked and understaffed, are being forced to work without pay, posing a safety threat to the flying public.
“Interruptions to crucial public services hurt not only the Workers who provide them, but also the American People who rely on them,” the National AFL-CIO said in a statement.
