While everyone’s rightfully focused on the horrifying abuses happening at the hands of ICE, this is unfolding quietly behind the scenes — and it’s just as dangerous.

Donald Trump has ordered federal agencies to pull records on every dollar sent to Democratic-led states and Washington, D.C.

Education funding. Health care. Infrastructure. Emergency aid. All of it.

Let’s call this what it is: retribution.

Trump wants the power to choke off funding to states that didn’t vote for him. He’s tried freezing funds before. Now he’s laying the groundwork to do it again — bigger, broader, and more openly political.

This isn’t oversight. This isn’t accountability. This is a president weaponizing the federal government against entire states.

And if Republicans get their way, there will be nothing stopping him.

This is why 2026 matters so much. If Democrats don’t take back power, this kind of abuse becomes normal. Federal funding turns into a loyalty test. And millions of people pay the price for who their governor is.

Building Blue exists to stop this exact kind of authoritarian power grab — by electing Democrats who will actually stand up, use oversight, and put guardrails back in place. This is happening now. Quietly. Deliberately.

Please chip in today to help us fight back and build the power to shut this down — before Trump decides which states “deserve” help and which don’t.

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