Trump cuts off over $10,000,000,000 in funding to these five states over fraud fears

The Trump administration has moved to freeze more than $10 billion in federal funding to several Democrat-led states, taking aim at childcare and social services.eRIt comes Recently, there have been public concerns that taxpayer-funded benefits, including the Child Care Development Fund, Social Services Block Grant program and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) have been improperly distributed to non-US citizens.

The move is part of President Donald Trump’s approach to tackling immigration in the country, with the Department of Health and Human Services set to pause the programs in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York.

The largest portion of the freeze involves TANF, with at least $7.35 billion now blocked from reaching each state, while nearly $2.4 billion from the Child Care Development Fund is also affected – alongside an additional $869 million tied to the Social Services Block Grant program.

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