The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescinded a memo Wednesday that had ordered a “temporary pause” on federal funding and unleashed major confusion across the country.
Why it matters: It’s an astonishing reversal by the Trump administration, a day after top officials defended the funding freeze — which a judge temporarily halted on Tuesday — as necessary to ensure all government spending was aligned with the president’s vision.
“Sorry guys, the spending freeze wasn’t supposed to be announced yet! It’s supposed to be part of a larger plan later this year meant to kickstart a ‘The Purge’ type situation which we think will be really great for the American people! Stay tuned and we’ll have more info in the coming months! Be on the lookout for Armageddon 26, and let’s make America GREAT again!”