Supreme Court Asked to Uphold Trump Freeze on $12 Billion in Foreign Aid
Supreme Court Asked to Uphold Trump Freeze on $12 Billion in Foreign Aid
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Let’s be honest. When we voted in 2024, we sent a simple message to Washington: Put America first. Period. We voted for a president who would finally treat our money with respect. We wanted our own country’s problems fixed before shipping billions overseas.

But the swamp doesn’t drain itself. For every promise made to the American people, there’s an army of insiders and bureaucrats ready to protect their turf. And now, its creatures are fighting back with everything they’ve got.

That fight has landed right on the steps of the Supreme Court. The Trump administration is in a showdown to stop a court from forcing it to send $12 billion of your money to foreign aid groups. This is the moment of truth for one of President Trump’s biggest promises: to finally end the Washington habit of wasting our money abroad.

The President’s Constitutional Stand

Let’s get one thing straight. This isn’t just about money. It’s about who is in charge of this country. Activist groups who get rich off these government handouts sued the president. A liberal judge actually told the president he had to spend the money. Can you believe that?

Thankfully, the administration says these groups have no right to sue. It’s a matter for the President and Congress to sort out, not them. Solicitor General John Sauer put it perfectly.

From ‘The Post Millennial’:

“Congress did not upset the delicate interbranch balance by allowing for unlimited, unconstrained private suits,” Sauer wrote. “Any lingering dispute about the proper disposition of funds that the President seeks to rescind shortly before they expire should be left to the political branches, not effectively prejudged by the district court.”

Even better, a higher court has already agreed with Trump. A D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled 2-1 that the president was acting within his rights. So this trip to the Supreme Court is about making sure common sense and the Constitution win the day.

Billions for Bureaucrats or for Americans?

So while the lawyers in D.C. argue, I have a simple question: What about us? What about the problems we see every single day? That $12 billion could finish the wall. It could hire thousands of new Border Patrol agents. It could finally give our veterans the world-class healthcare they deserve.

President Trump gets it. He knows that money belongs to you, the American taxpayer. For years, politicians in both parties have treated our national treasury like their personal piggy bank for globalist pet projects. President Trump is the first one in a long time with the guts to say, “No more.”

The Globalist Pushback

And right on cue, the people getting rich off this deal are screaming bloody murder. Listen to this excuse from Mitchell Warren, who runs one of the groups suing the president. He said the administration has a “disdain for foreign assistance” and is “eroding Congress’s role.”

Give me a break. This isn’t about “eroding” anything except their bank accounts. These groups got used to a free ride on your dime. Now that someone is finally turning off the spigot, they are hiding behind the Constitution to protect their gravy train. What they call a crisis, we call a promise kept.

So no, this isn’t some boring budget fight. This is a battle for who runs the country: you, or them. It’s a battle for our nation’s sovereignty. President Trump is standing in the gap, fighting the fights everyone else is too scared to take on. And for the sake of America, he must win.

Key Takeaways

  • President Trump is fighting at the Supreme Court to block $12 billion in foreign aid.
  • The President has a constitutional duty to challenge wasteful government spending.
  • American taxpayer money should be used to solve American problems first.
  • The global aid industry is fighting to protect its taxpayer-funded gravy train.

Sources: The Post Millennial, Fox News

August 28, 2025
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Cole Harrison
Cole Harrison is a seasoned political commentator with a no-nonsense approach to the news. With years of experience covering Washington’s biggest scandals and the radical left’s latest schemes, he cuts through the spin to bring readers the hard-hitting truth. When he's not exposing the media's hypocrisy, you’ll find him enjoying a strong cup of coffee and a good debate.
Cole Harrison is a seasoned political commentator with a no-nonsense approach to the news. With years of experience covering Washington’s biggest scandals and the radical left’s latest schemes, he cuts through the spin to bring readers the hard-hitting truth. When he's not exposing the media's hypocrisy, you’ll find him enjoying a strong cup of coffee and a good debate.