Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts on Tuesday temporarily allowed President Trump to freeze $5 billion in foreign aid.
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals last Friday sided with a radical Biden judge and said President Trump could not unilaterally cut billions in foreign aid.
Last Wednesday, US District Judge Amir Ali, a Biden appointee, blocked President Trump from cutting billions of dollars in USAID and foreign aid that Congress authorized.
Trump immediately appealed Judge Ali’s ruling.
“President Trump has the executive authority to ensure that all foreign aid is accountable to taxpayers and aligns with the America First priorities people voted for,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a statement to Reuters.
On Friday, a three-judge panel ruled 2-1 against President Trump.
The three-judge panel included: Majority: Pillard (Obama), Pan (Biden), and Dissent: Walker (Trump).
Chief Justice Roberts issued a brief order allowing President Trump to freeze the billions in foreign aid while the high court decides the next steps.
The AP reported:
Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily kept in place the Trump administration’s decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid.
Roberts acted on the administration’s emergency appeal to the Supreme Court in case involving billions of dollars in congressionally approved aid. President Donald Trump said last month that he would not spend the money, invoking disputed authority that was last used by a president roughly 50 years ago.
Earlier this year, Judge Ali temporarily blocked President Trump from cancelling foreign aid contracts.
Judge Ali ordered the Trump Administration to restore funding for the foreign aid contractors after Trump froze US foreign aid for 90 days.
After Trump’s executive order to halt foreign aid grants, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued new guidance to temporarily pause spending on most foreign aid for 3 months.
Judge Ali previously said Trump’s order halting foreign funding caused enormous harm.
