Leavitt says federal grant freeze wouldn’t impact direct assistance to individuals
Leavitt repeatedly said that the freeze on federal grant funding would not impact direct federal assistance to individuals. But she did not answer questions about how aid that flows through organizations to individuals, like Meals on Wheels, would be impacted.
She was also asked to confirm Medicaid would not be affected but sidestepped the question to repeat that Medicare and food stamps would not be impacted.
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Leavitt defended Trump’s firing of career DOJ prosecutors who had participated in investigations into the president. “He is the executive of the executive branch and therefore he has the power to fire anyone within the executive branch that he wishes to,” said Leavitt.