Trump’s Spending Halt Spawns Day of Chaos Before Getting Blocked
- The order tied up potentially trillions of dollars in spending
- White House was forced to clarify scope as alarm bells rang
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President Donald Trump came into office promising to shake up Washington. A chaotic 24 hours gives a sense of how that may play out.
The president’s surprise announcement Monday night that he would halt trillions of dollars in federal spending to make sure government agencies’ outlays are aligned with his Make America Great Again agenda sowed panic in Washington and among local officials across the country.