On Wednesday, we were pretty peeved to report that the Trump admin "caved" and resumed funding to Planned Parenthood after months of withholding Title X funds.
Trump was asked about this decision, along with RFKJ, yesterday.
Their answer did not exactly inspire confidence. 👇
That was the first they heard of it?
Thank goodness there was this update, courtesy of the Daily Signal's Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, who talked with a former Trump official and Tom McClusky, the director of government affairs at CatholicVote:
This was hinted at in the Politico piece yesterday. The pretext for removing the funding for Title X violations related to PP pushing open borders was weak and would flop in court.
This is hopefully a strategic move to make bigger cuts that will survive court challenges.
LifeNews explains further:
'They were virtually certain to lose the lawsuit, forcing them to repay the full amount plus interest and cover attorneys' fees,' McClusky told The Daily Signal.
'Even worse, continuing the litigation would have entangled any future funding cuts — which are highly likely under the new regulations — in prolonged court battles before an unsympathetic judge.'
And the quote from the anonymous former Trump official:
A former senior Trump administration official told The Daily Signal the administration will now be in a better position to defund Planned Parenthood.
'HHS was caught in a tough spot because the judge was almost certainly going to rule against them and they would have had to restore the funding under Biden era rules, possibly with interest and attorneys fees on top for Planned Parenthood,' the former official said.
It sounds like Trump's HHS is having to do some finagling.
Should we "trust the plan," or tell everyone that we "fell for it"?
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