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Trump plans to open door to more terror attacks in blue states
President Donald Trump is proposing a cut to anti-terrorism funds being used
to protect regions of the country that are among the biggest targets of
international terrorism, including Washington, D.C.
The Homeland Security Grants program was created after the Sept. 11, 2001,
attacks to help states in the fight against terrorism. It is these funds that
Trump is targeting.
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Reuters reported on Thursday that 12 states led by Democratic officials are
suing to block the cuts. Notices sent out by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency indicate that the biggest cuts are coming for D.C. (70%), Illinois
(69%), California (31%), and New Jersey (49%).
The administration also initially attempted to cut 77% of New York’s funding
under the program—which is to say, the state most directly affected by the 9/11
attacks—but Trump reversed his decision after the states filed suit.
By contrast, states that Trump won in the 2024 election—such as Wisconsin,
North Carolina, and Ohio—are slated to receive additional funding.
President Donald Trump is proposing a cut to anti-terrorism funds being used
to protect regions of the country that are among the biggest targets of
international terrorism, including Washington, D.C.
The Homeland Security Grants program was created after the Sept. 11, 2001,
attacks to help states in the fight against terrorism. It is these funds that
Trump is targeting.
Reuters reported on Thursday that 12 states led by Democratic officials are
suing to block the cuts. Notices sent out by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency indicate that the biggest cuts are coming for D.C. (70%), Illinois
(69%), California (31%), and New Jersey (49%).
The administration also initially attempted to cut 77% of New York’s funding
under the program—which is to say, the state most directly affected by the 9/11
attacks—but Trump reversed his decision after the states filed suit.
By contrast, states that Trump won in the 2024 election—such as Wisconsin,
North Carolina, and Ohio—are slated to receive additional funding.
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In addition to the proposed cuts, Trump has already made D.C. more vulnerable
by ordering FBI agents tasked with anti-terrorism to instead focus on his pet
issue, immigration. Harassing migrants, their families, and neighborhoods are a
higher priority for the Trump administration than protecting the nation’s
capital.
Similarly, other crime priorities, like investigating child predators and drug
traffickers, have been put on the backburner in favor of devoting resources to
anti-immigration operations.
The administration seems dead set on vindictively targeting blue states, even
if it opens the nation up to more terrorist attacks.
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