Barack Obama Threatened to Defund Schools, and Democrats Were All For It

[rangerrebew]

Barack Obama Threatened to Defund Schools, and Democrats Were All For It
By Matt Margolis Jul 11, 2020 9:42 AM EST

On Wednesday, President Trump issued a warning to states that are considering not reopening schools. “In Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and many other countries, SCHOOLS ARE OPEN WITH NO PROBLEMS,” Trump tweeted. “The Dems think it would be bad for them politically if U.S. schools open before the November Election, but is important for the children & families. May cut off funding if not open!”

The outrage mob predictably took the bait. The media ran articles insisting Trump has no authority to cut funding. Democrats ran to microphones claiming Trump doesn’t have the authority to do that. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, for example, said “school reopenings are a state decision. Period. That is the law, and that is the way we’re going to proceed. It’s not up to the president of the United States.”

But Democrats like Cuomo didn’t have any objection the last time a president threatened to withhold federal funding from schools four years ago.

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2020/07/11/barack-obama-threatened-to-defund-schools-and-democrats-were-all-for-it-n630986

[skeeter]

I'm interested to hear how the rats' intend to argue this case... they can't really claim they care more about the students.