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And we learned about this because Senator Chuck Grassley, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, he sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi asking for clarification on these grants.
And we learned about this because Senator Chuck Grassley, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, he sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi asking for clarification on these grants.
And there had been a big hubbub in the media about how the Department of Justice was slashing, I think, around $800 million in grants and taking a look at those funds and if they weren't being appropriately used, aligned with the missions of the Trump administration, reallocating them. So Grassley wanted to know more about what was in these grants and where they were going.
And there had been a big hubbub in the media about how the Department of Justice was slashing, I think, around $800 million in grants and taking a look at those funds and if they weren't being appropriately used, aligned with the missions of the Trump administration, reallocating them. So Grassley wanted to know more about what was in these grants and where they were going.
And there had been a big hubbub in the media about how the Department of Justice was slashing, I think, around $800 million in grants and taking a look at those funds and if they weren't being appropriately used, aligned with the missions of the Trump administration, reallocating them. So Grassley wanted to know more about what was in these grants and where they were going.
And we exclusively obtained his letter to Bondi, also the Department of Justice's response to him, in which we learned that the majority of the grants that the Department of Justice slashed were going to non-governmental entities. And some of those included some very woke causes. For example, there was a massive amount of money going to the Washington State Department of Corrections
And we exclusively obtained his letter to Bondi, also the Department of Justice's response to him, in which we learned that the majority of the grants that the Department of Justice slashed were going to non-governmental entities. And some of those included some very woke causes. For example, there was a massive amount of money going to the Washington State Department of Corrections
And we exclusively obtained his letter to Bondi, also the Department of Justice's response to him, in which we learned that the majority of the grants that the Department of Justice slashed were going to non-governmental entities. And some of those included some very woke causes. For example, there was a massive amount of money going to the Washington State Department of Corrections
to support that State Department of Corrections efforts to promote transgenderism in prisons where a young woman named Mozzie Clark had sued the state for allowing a man to sexually assault her in her woman's prison.
to support that State Department of Corrections efforts to promote transgenderism in prisons where a young woman named Mozzie Clark had sued the state for allowing a man to sexually assault her in her woman's prison.
to support that State Department of Corrections efforts to promote transgenderism in prisons where a young woman named Mozzie Clark had sued the state for allowing a man to sexually assault her in her woman's prison.
So a variety of different issues like this, Ben, the Department of Justice is cutting the funding towards those issues and saying we're no longer going to be funding these types of things and instead we're redirecting those funds towards law enforcement. And I think a lot of Americans, you know, we are very decidedly against these types of ideological purposes.
So a variety of different issues like this, Ben, the Department of Justice is cutting the funding towards those issues and saying we're no longer going to be funding these types of things and instead we're redirecting those funds towards law enforcement. And I think a lot of Americans, you know, we are very decidedly against these types of ideological purposes.
So a variety of different issues like this, Ben, the Department of Justice is cutting the funding towards those issues and saying we're no longer going to be funding these types of things and instead we're redirecting those funds towards law enforcement. And I think a lot of Americans, you know, we are very decidedly against these types of ideological purposes.
I'm very excited about some of the things we're hearing about protecting the border and supporting our law enforcement.
I'm very excited about some of the things we're hearing about protecting the border and supporting our law enforcement.
I'm very excited about some of the things we're hearing about protecting the border and supporting our law enforcement.
Yes, Ben, so we've been reporting this week, my colleague Leif at the Daily Wire broke a big story yesterday on how Congressman Dan Crenshaw is taking steps to prevent any transgender surgeries, hormones, or puberty blockers to be funded by this reconciliation bill. He knows, like I was just saying, that this is a very unpopular issue for Democrats. It's something they've been pushing repeatedly.
Yes, Ben, so we've been reporting this week, my colleague Leif at the Daily Wire broke a big story yesterday on how Congressman Dan Crenshaw is taking steps to prevent any transgender surgeries, hormones, or puberty blockers to be funded by this reconciliation bill. He knows, like I was just saying, that this is a very unpopular issue for Democrats. It's something they've been pushing repeatedly.
Yes, Ben, so we've been reporting this week, my colleague Leif at the Daily Wire broke a big story yesterday on how Congressman Dan Crenshaw is taking steps to prevent any transgender surgeries, hormones, or puberty blockers to be funded by this reconciliation bill. He knows, like I was just saying, that this is a very unpopular issue for Democrats. It's something they've been pushing repeatedly.