Trump’s reign of chaos continues in his second week
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Trump continues to reign chaos in his second week
Jan 31, 2025 at 6:09pm
New executive orders continue to attack LGBTQ+ peoples and immigrants.
Donald Trump’s second office week has brought new chaos and confusion.
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New Week, Same BS. Here’s the breakdown for this week. Here’s the breakdown for this week.
Reproductive rights
On January 24, Trump reinstated the global gag rule, which cuts off international aid funding to NGOs that provide abortion care, referrals, or advocacy. Rewire News Group Senior Reporter Garnet Henderson did a deep dive on the global gag rule and its implications.
The same day, Trump issued another executive order declaring the U.S. will enforce the Hyde Amendment, which bars federal funding for abortion care (with few exceptions).
- The administration this week froze the U.S. global HIV medication distribution program, more commonly referred to by its acronym, PEPFAR.
- LGBTQ+ rights
- Trump signed an executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military. NBC News reported that transgender service members will likely not be immediately dismissed, and it’s unclear what will happen to those receiving gender-affirming care through Tricare.
A second executive order restricts access to and the federal funding of gender-affirming care for people under the age of 19, among other directives.
- Yet another executive order blocks federal funding for schools that support transgender and nonbinary students’ transitions and promote “gender ideology and critical race theory in the classroom.”
- Immigration
- U.S. The Office of Management and Budget sent a memo on Monday to federal agencies ordering a freeze on federal grant and loan funding. This memo caused widespread confusion. While it was not meant to impact programs like food stamps and Medicaid, the Medicaid system was disrupted in several states, the New York Times reported.
A federal district judge in Washington, D.C. temporarily blocked the order until a hearing can take place February 3.
- The OMB rescinded the memo, but the administration is expected to continue reviewing federal spending.
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