A White House spokesperson Wednesday said the federal funding freeze announced earlier this week by President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget remains in effect despite media reports it had been rescinded.
“This is NOT a rescission of the federal funding freeze. It is simply a rescission of the OMB memo. Why? To end any confusion created by the court’s injunction. The President’s EO’s [executive orders] on federal funding remain in full force and effect, and will be rigorously implemented,” Leavitt posted on X.
Earlier, various news outlets reported the funding freeze had been rescinded.
A White House official announced the decision to pull back a proposed spending freeze that threatened to disrupt hundreds of billions of dollars in aid to U.S. programs, Reuters reported.
The decision was announced in a copy of a new memo, obtained by The Washington Post, after the administration’s move earlier this week to stop spending resulted in a backlash.
Acting OMB acting Director Matthew J. Vaeth used the memo to tell federal agencies that the department’s memorandum M-25-13 “is rescinded,” the Post reported.
