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Should be a wild four years.

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They specifically use foreign development assistance in the EO. That generally refers to economic aid

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What does foreign aid mean?

The term foreign aid refers to any type of assistance that one country voluntarily transfers to another, which can take the form of a gift, grant, or loan. Most people tend to think of foreign aid as capital, but it can also be food, supplies, and services such as humanitarian aid and military assistance.
Trump has long railed against foreign aid despite the fact that such assistance typically amounts to roughly 1% of the federal budget, except under unusual circumstances such as the billions in weaponry provided to Ukraine. Trump has been critical of the amount shipped to Ukraine to help bolster its defenses against Russia’s invasion.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-foreign-aid-9f5336e84c45a6e782fa95f60a919f47
Denying Zelensky to show up to his inauguration along with his son and Elon openly mocking Zelensky on Twitter doesn't really help Ukraine's case to get any funding.
 
He's a sociopath that says shit I agree with. Welcome to politics. Snake oil salesman sociopath that smells fishy. Worse than fish, curry and gas. I swear, seeing people suck up to him for saying shit disgusted me.
Yes and the worst part is that many here believed the freak. Most of what he said was just buzzword-salad... yet people fell for it. Go back, honestly, I implore you and watch some of his old interviews anyone in this thread and tell me half of what he even fucking says doesn't make any sense.
They should be hanged.
For what? Treason against a government that hates us? That's not treason.
 
The EO is in fact designed to bring the whole idea -to- SCOTUS. Birthright Citizenship actually occupies a legal gray area with a ton of exceptions and qualifiers. it is -long- overdue a serious look by a SCOTUS who actually wants to consider the constitution.

I do wish Trump had waited until they could get another Conservative on though, Barrett will absolutely be someone who puts feelings over law here.
Trump already put in that 30 days deadline in his eo. While Barrett is the emotional woman, she's going to let it pass through as none of it is retroactive. Plus it fits her hard-line conservative angle too.
 
So did he actually pardon the j6 people. That's one of the biggest things I' was upset about him not doing on his first term in office while he had the chance.

Yes, he unequivocally granted clemency to 14 individuals and full pardons to another ~1500 individuals. Releases are already being ordered by magistrates.
 
So did he actually pardon the j6 people. That's one of the biggest things I' was upset about him not doing on his first term in office while he had the chance.

A PROCLAMATION


This proclamation ends a grave national injustice that has been perpetrated upon the American people over the last four years and begins a process of national reconciliation.


Acting pursuant to the grant of authority in Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution of the United States, I do hereby:


(a) commute the sentences of the following individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, to time served as of January 20, 2025:


• Stewart Rhodes


• Kelly Meggs


• Kenneth Harrelson


• Thomas Caldwell


• Jessica Watkins


• Roberto Minuta


• Edward Vallejo


• David Moerschel


• Joseph Hackett


• Ethan Nordean


• Joseph Biggs


• Zachary Rehl


• Dominic Pezzola


• Jeremy Bertino


(b) grant a full, complete and unconditional pardon to all other individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021;


The Attorney General shall administer and effectuate the immediate issuance of certificates of pardon to all individuals described in section (b) above, and shall ensure that all individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, who are currently held in prison are released immediately. The Bureau of Prisons shall immediately implement all instructions from the Department of Justice regarding this directive.


I further direct the Attorney General to pursue dismissal with prejudice to the government of all pending indictments against individuals for their conduct related to the events at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. The Bureau of Prisons shall immediately implement all instructions from the Department of Justice regarding this directive.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this


twentieth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-ninth.
 
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