Summary
Senator Bernie Sanders condemned Trump’s order to freeze all federal loans and grants, calling it a “dangerous move towards authoritarianism” and “blatantly unconstitutional.”
The directive, exempting Social Security and Medicare, is expected to impact universities, nonprofits, food assistance programs, health centers, and disabled veterans.
Sanders emphasized that Congress holds the “power of the purse” and urged Americans to oppose the order.
Attorneys general are preparing legal challenges to overturn the freeze.
Ehhhhhh. I like her somewhat. I appreciate that she calls shit out instead of trying to PR speak everything all the time.
But she has been caught lying or misrepresenting data a handful of times (I mean what political figure has ever told the truth 100% of the time).
That Photoshoot of her crying at the border just really rubbed me the wrong way. She could have posted photos of the actual camps or tried to shed light on the situation in a more direct way. The photos of her fake crying at some chain link fence just really sst wrong with me and it still does.
Not that she’s the first politician that ever staged a photo op in the history of the world, but I expect better from her ya know?
It’s important to be critical of people we support, but it’s also important not to throw the baby away with the bathwater.
OK, she took a photo you don’t like. Who the fuck cares? It’s politics. Does her policy positions agree with yours? That’s what’s important, not what she does to get attention on social media.
I care more about posting fake crying photos for brownie points than I do about minor policy disagreements. It shows a real lack of integrity and character when any politicians pose for bullshit pictures to try and garner sympathy/attention or votes. It’s pathetic and insulting to my intelligence.
I have my gripes with her policies, but no more or less than I do for any other politicians. I think she plays some stupid games with some of the things she says, but I also really appreciate when she goes after other career politicians who just sit around and do nothing, but collect a paycheck.
I think she’s a little misguided at times and like one of the other comments said I fear she’s going to go down the Hillary Clinton route and not the Bernie sanders route.
We all make mistakes. Maybe she will becomes someone we can actually root for in the future. Who knows.
