“Trump: Biden high-speed internet program ‘racist,’ ‘unconstitutional’
“President Trump ripped former President Biden’s high-speed internet program Thursday, vowing to end what he called a “racist” and “illegal” initiative.”“Trump said he spoke with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about the Biden-era Digital Equity Act, which allocated about $2.75 billion for programs that provide technology, including the internet, and skills for all Americans.”
“We [Trump and Lutnick] agree that the Biden/Harris so-called ‘Digital Equity Act’ is totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Thursday. “No more woke handouts based on race! The Digital Equity Program is a RACIST and ILLEGAL”
“Biden signed the Digital Equity Act into law in 2021 as part of the infrastructure package to further the former administration’s “internet for all” initiative. It set aside about $60 million for grants to states and territories to come up with ways to improve access to technology, along with another $2.5 billion to implement the plans”
“Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the original author of the Digital Equity Act, swiped back at Trump’s post, writing in a statement, “As usual the President has no idea what he’s talking about.”
“I wrote the Digital Equity Act to help close the digital divide in America—it’s about making sure seniors can get online and equipping every student in every classroom with the tools they need to succeed”
Appears Trump can’t cut anything or everything fast enough to make room for his “tremendous Tax Cut” for the rich. Fuck those seniors, Americans in remote rural areas, and kids in school, his buddies at Maralago want their tax cut
And how is any of this “unconstitutional” or “racist?”