Trump Withdraws Nearly $1 Billion in Federal Funding From Congress
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Updated · The Guardian · Sep 30
Trump Withdraws Nearly $1 Billion in Federal Funding From Congress
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 30
Summary
Nearly $1 billion in federal funding was pulled after Trump told congressional leaders on Friday that he was withdrawing the money, a move highlighted in late-night coverage Tuesday.
Seth Meyers folded the funding decision into a broader critique of Trump’s week, pairing it with his muddled claim that the US has “the best murder” and confusion over remarks about selling weapons to China or Taiwan.
Jimmy Kimmel also tied the episode to White House efforts to project control on technology, mocking Trump’s lunch with top tech executives and his push to rebrand AI as “superintelligence.”
The funding move landed amid other politically awkward moments, including White House defense of taxpayer-funded patriotic TV ads and Trump appearing to fall asleep on live television.
Taken together, the shows framed the withdrawal less as a standalone budget action than as part of a week of erratic messaging from the White House.