Trump Suffers Another Major Defeat

Ending the year with hope: judge blocks regime’s CFPB funding cuts, more Kennedy Center cancellations, and Chicago mayor slams ICE with brutal snowplow name

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THE BEST NAME FOR A SNOWPLOW

Chicago is holding a fun snowplow-naming contest, and Mayor Brandon Johnson has already chosen his favorite: “ABOLISH ICE.” The name fits, since snowplows literally remove ice from the ground.

Calling the entry “clever,” Johnson said that ICE has caused “a great deal of harm against people ... So that’s why ... this truck being named ‘Abolish ICE’ has my full and complete endorsement.”

MORE KENNEDY CANCELLATIONS

More cancellations are piling up since Trump added his name to the Kennedy Center building and website. Jazz group The Cookers said they won’t perform their New Year’s Eve show, as they “remain committed to playing music that reaches across divisions rather than deepening them.”

Doug Varone and Dancers have also canceled their upcoming performance, calling the decision “morally exhilarating.” In a statement, the group wrote: “The Kennedy Center was named in honor of our 35th President who fervently believed that the arts were the beating heart of our nation … We hope ... that the Center and its reputation will return to that glory.”

JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP REGIME

One of the most corrupt things Trump has done is attempt to shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The agency does nothing but benefit the American people, while holding corporations and others accountable—which is exactly why this regime wants it gone.

But in a major win for consumers yesterday, a judge blocked Trump’s latest attempt to cut CFPB funding.

Dem Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who helped create and run the CFPB, said: “Today, a federal court rejected the Trump Administration’s most recent, ridiculous attempt to starve the CFPB of funding. If courts continue to uphold the law, they’ll keep blocking Russ Vought’s illegal attempts to ‘close down’ the agency that has returned $21 billion directly to Americans who were cheated by big banks and giant corporations.”

WARREN’S WORDS

Speaking of Elizabeth Warren, the Senator also had some hopeful words for all of us to close out the year. Warren stated: “Trump and his billionaire buddies running this country are hoping that the rest of us will just give up and quit fighting. But our country, our chance to build a future for our kids and grandkids is too precious.”

Warren added: “We stay in the fight because it’s a righteous one.”

Absolutely. And that’s why, even after a decade of taking on Trump, I cannot—and will not—ever back down.

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Scott

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