Trump Takes Aim at Grant Spending in New Executive Order
'Every tax dollar the Government spends should improve American lives or advance American interests. This often does not happen,' the executive orde r says. 'Federal grants have funded drag shows in Ecuador, trained doctoral candidates in critical race theory, and developed transgender-sexual-education programs.'
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