What Trump's vow to withhold federal child-care funding means in California
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SACRAMENTO — Gov.Gavin Newsom and other state Democratic leaders accused President Trump of unleashing a political vendetta after he announced plans to freeze roughly $10 billion in federal funding for child care and social services programs in California and four other Democrat-controlled states.Trump justified the action in comments posted on his social media platform Truth Social, where he accused Newsom of widespread fraud.
The governor’s office dismissed the accusation as “deranged.” Trump’s announcement came amid a broader administration push to target Democratic-led states over alleged fraud in taxpayer-funded programs, following sweeping prosecutions in Minnesota.The U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the planned funding freeze, which was first reported by the New York Post.California officials said they have received no formal notice and argued the president is using unsubstantiated claims to justify a move that could jeopardize child care and social services for low-income families.Trump posted on his social media site Truth Social on Tuesday that under Newsom, California is “more corrupt than Minnesota, if that’s possible???” In the post, Trump used a derogatory nickname for Newsom that has become popular with the governor’s critics, referring to him as “Newscum.”“The Fraud Investigation of California has begun,” Trump wrote.The president also retweeted a story by the New York Post that said his Department of Health and Human Services will freeze taxpayer funding from the Child Care Development Fund, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which is known as CalWORKS in California, and the Social Services Block Grant program.Health and Human Services said the affected states are California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.“For too long, Democrat-led states and Governors have been complicit in al...