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world. just one day after widespread public backlash, the white house says it is rescinding a memo that authorised a federal freeze on hundreds of billion of dollars in grants and loans. it comes after a judge temporarily halted the order after a lawsuit was filed. but the white house says this is not a rescinding of the federal funding freeze — just the memo itself. and that is creating its own confusion. as our north america correspondent anthony zurcher explains. the point that the press secretary was making there was that the executive orders that direct the federal government

secretary's comments and said, "look, nothing has really so the memorandum is gone. over their shoulders and wondering if specific programmes

hence all the confusion still. president trump on wednesday signed an executive order instructing the law mandates the detention and deportation of undocumented immigrant rights advocates.

venezuelan national who was in the us illegally. where he blamed past immigration policy for her death. administration, instead of being deported as he should have been, he was released into the united states.

we have looked at the number of and raids place in last 77 last week, 77 last week, how 77 last week, how 6 compare eee leee iiieeee he“? ieeee efiz'e eefileefe the efize leee iiieeee ree? ieeee efizie eefiieefe the usual of ice arrests with the usual level of ice arrests deportations? president trump and deportations? president trump had promised a big increase in the had promised a big increaseinthe there. it had promised a big increasein. ~ there. , , a slow astigq eben? ~ a slow start eeeeeeh. ehere ~ a slow start last aeeieh ehee ~ a slow start last week things after a slow start last week things ramped up because president trump :-=e his deputize and his administration deputize other agencies, it's a drug other agencies. whether it's a drug , or the other agencies. whether it's a drug . or the us take 5 .,. e "téié sage; " w take bigger part in marshals to take bigger part in immigration immigreeien enfersemeneg'theeie in the last few days have in the thousand rane, much seen in the thousand range, much higher on under thejoe biden higher on. under thejse eider! ended 2024 higher on. under thejee eider! ended 2024 fiscal administration ended 2324 fiscal they administratidn ended 2324 fiscal they average about 310 per year, they average about 310 per day, so they have almost tripled i think this that, but i think this administration intends to, and if said explicity, ramp up that figure

further going forward. end said explicity, ramp up that figure further going forward. z -: z today ofethe la ken today ofethe laken act law today of the laken riley act by president trump, there is some speculation that would allow for a jump speculation that would allow for a jump in deportations because issues in. deeereeeiehe eeeeeee ~ ' ~ ~ " ... " who have been individuals who have been arrested �* charged individuals who have been arrested �*charged but convicted individuals who have been arrested �* charged but convicted with or charged but not convicted with crimes ranging very serious crimes ranging from very serious crimes ranging from very serious crimes down to things like that the? that they can host that they can hayy be shoplifting, that they caneno . a ~ deported. %%?le§% a... .. seen from deported. i%?;e§% a... w seen from this deported. §?;;;eej a..- .. seen from this administration we've seen from this administration since the very date is they since the very first date is they have taken a lot of since the very first date is they have ta ken a lot of steps to since the very first date is they have taken a lot of steps to be able to do these things in terms upgradeese eeee ee upgradees and deportations. ramping upgrades and deportations. last week, for example, sought last week, for example, we sought restrictions on how far from the border m from us, it rapidly expelled from the us, it .t° . . ..- . etobe . . ..s . etobe160 e e e e to be 100 miles e e e used to be 100 miles now it can be to be 100 miles noweee e to be 100 miles noweietecan be anywhere in country. applied anywhere in the country. and applied anywhere in the country. and what the laken act could do, what the laken riley act could do, what the laken riley act could do, say is open up the pool of some say is open up the pool of potential detainees and therefore what the laken riley act could do, say detainees) the pool of what the laken riley act could do, say detainees and pool of what the laken riley act could do, say detainees and therefore deportees even further and potential detainees and therefore potential deportees even further and

potential deportees even further and rub that up. was kind rub that up. this was kind of a central campaign promise of donald trump and he seems intent on following it through. he trump and he seems intent on following it through.— trump and he seems intent on following it through. he also meant toda that following it through. he also meant today that he _ following it through. he also meant today that he plans _ following it through. he also meant today that he plans to _ following it through. he also meant today that he plans to have - following it through. he also meant today that he plans to have one - today that he plans to have one toner will be used for up to 30,000 migrants deported from the us, that they would be detained there what do we have much detail on that? how it would operate? cuba has already pushed back. we would operate? cuba has already pushed back-— would operate? cuba has already pushed back. we don't have much detail but it _ pushed back. we don't have much detail but it is _ pushed back. we don't have much detail but it is not _ pushed back. we don't have much detail but it is not a _ pushed back. we don't have much detail but it is not a particularly i detail but it is not a particularly novel idea, for decades since the 19905, novel idea, for decades since the 1990s, really, the us has housed migrants in guantanamo bay to a certain extent, what it changes as a number, 30,000 is kind of a huge

the us at detention facilities—lathe us at moment, so that is kind of a big ei�*eee teeteeee. ee eeee e. 5513: ee e se in ei�*eee teeteeee. ee efiee e. 5513 ee e se in the ei�*eee teeteeee; ee efiee e. 5513 ee e e; in the of having ei�*eee teeteeee. ee efiee e. 5513 ee e se in the of having more step in. the direction. of havireg "here is step in. the directien. ef havireg "here is something step in. the directieh ef heve-�*eg mere is something donald space, which is something donald kind of needs to make this trump kind of needs to make this promise. tom homan, the borders are, was here the house a hours but did not offer much e— e �* it operates, e �*it operates, but how it would operates, but he said that the guard could for eeee e bring people bring people migrants, example bring people migrants, directly to the facility in bay after detaining them guantanamo bay after detaining them at sea. in that at sea. in the past, that facility at sea. in the past, that facility at bay has been used for at guantanamo bay has been used for cuban and haitian migrants a cgbgnéand haitianmigrants to a extent. cghan | . . - - ujw-liwu. extent. ., certain extent. a lot of these moves have been quite _ we . have been quite controversial, we can hear protests outside the i don't e el dont whether e el dont eezhzehjteaie e ee| doene'teee ee�*wheetherethateis house, i don�*t know whether that is to immigration �* not, what related to immigration or not, what do we know, does president trump further measures around intend a fly fortherm eascrres arodnd question intend a fig fortherm eascrres arodnd question mark? i intendranvfn 11.11.1- 1 ..: =.--. u! cuestion mark? ~ , this question mark? i think it is likel will this question mark? i think it is likely will. more _ this question mark? i think it is likely will. more executive l likely will see more executive along lines in terms of his immigration facilitating his immigration plans. but we will also

enforcement plans. but we will also see for example more troops to be sent to the southern border after week, week decleaerienge a eeeevzéeeef decleaerienge a national last week, declaring a national emergency at the southern we see the we e seeethe ice e we e seeethe ice raids e we e seeethe ice raids rampe and we will see the ice raids ramp up and we will see the ice raids ramp up not additional steps to up so not only additional stepsrto taken in future but the steps be taken in the futdre bot the steps have already taken in nine this heee eiréids 55“ “4 “4535 nine of the first nine days of the administration, we will see that at ramped up the been at ramped up across the board from the border to internal here. enforcement'heree there at white house debussmann there at the white house ' " us tonight, thank you very much. robert f kenneder — at his confirmation hearing on capitol hill. rfkjr, as he's known, is a vaccine sceptic who has been which includes suggesting a link between vaccines and autism. kennedy told the hearing that claims he is anti—vaccine have been

"repeatedly debunked". if approved by the senate, kennedy will oversee 11 agencies under the department of health and human services — who quoted a lot of interviews that he's given in the past, even last year, where he made his anti—vaccine position quite clear. but he will get another hearing on thursday. controversial picks as well.

mr trump has picked her to be the director and out of all the nominees that he has put forward, the most vulnerable. i've been speaking to former governor of new hampshire, chris sununu of the republican party. that's not that's usually not the way it pans out. is he the best? no, probably not. i do, i will say this.

he's willing to pull back the curtain on a very broken health care system here within the united states. to health care, we stink. and there's different areas where there's monopolies that kind he wants to break all that down. pro vaccine, anti—vaccine, all that kind of sort of thing. that we have in america. that is the main concern. curtain and break down some of the antiquity that has built up, the bureaucracy that has built up in that department,

vice president, mike pence. is it unusual that there would be this much negativity towards a president's pick? not in health care. i mean, it's absolutely huge. the people that care about vaccines are going to be passionate one way that want medicare for all — which is a big deal and something and negative naysayers no matter who the nominee is. 0k, well, we'll wait

to see how that vote goes. in front of the health committee. of federal grants and aid and so many other welfare schemes, what do you make of president trump's approach to try so i love the fact that they're willing to dig in and figure out where the waste is and where the value is. the memo that came out yesterday that everyone's talking about, frankly, i think it was just too general, too poorly written, and created a lot of confusion. of pulled back on that. but they were stopped by a court. i believe they pulled back because they didn't want the court to negate their reviews.

"you can't do the audits". that's real money that the government doesn't owe. i owe as a taxpayer. so somewhere, somehow, this country is going to have to find ways to find efficiency, make cuts, change some systems and they're taking the first steps at that. and we owe this money. chris sununu was just a few weeks ago at the governor of new hampshire.

and ceo of blueprint strategy llc and jeanette hoffman, affairs. let's just start with last issue that the governor was talking about, the funding freeze on about, the federal funding—freeze on off off, to things — and off on and off. hst’tp’thfiigs’r” " ” ’" out where things are at, moving so fast, but antjuan, is �* view of is eview of what e is eview of what preesident what is your view of what president trump is trying to that? trump is trying to'do'with that? trying to the system and is trying to press the system and push as hard as he can to set new precedents when it comes to government. at end of the day, government. at the end of the day, this a very serious measure they ——: = -—e to take the e attempted to take yesterday, the most we upstream — most extreme have would've impacted lives eeeeeeeehee e e eyou all across the country, whether you are democrat �* republican, are democrat or republican, because the government plays a role the federal government plays a role in all of lives, — whether is medicare or medicaid

is medicare they edicaid or other is medicare they areaid or other is medicare they are very' other is medicare they are very critical. think it intellectually i think it is intellectually dishonest the former governor to dishonest for the former governor to say that somehow or you say that somehow or another you can only check the hood, if you will, or the programmes by pausing examined the programmes by pausing them. if want to run them. if you want to run government like a business as a business person them. if you want to run government like a hi it ness as a business person them. if you want to run government like a hi it does as a business person them. if you want to run government like a hi it does not business person them. if you want to run government like a hi it does not mean as person them. if you want to run government like a hi it does not mean that erson them. if you want to run government like a hi it does not mean that i rson myself, it does not mean that i stopped funding certain things that f|nd|ng|tjust e eeeefindeing,itjust meanes e e eeeefinedeing, itjust means that e i'm finding, itjust means that i evaluate them i am funding those e -e e ”master; e e e and donald trump e the things. and donald trump and the that were ei—i e to do these to do these so e peopl; wee. isfij in; e e people e enot e e people e not be american people should not be surprised. what we should be surprised. what we should be surprised about is the republican support amongst this government and or another throwing out the somehow or another throwing out the separation of powers and fact separation of powers and the fact that constitution constitution that the constitution constitution to the congress the to the congress supports the power of the people. to the congress supports the power of the maple-— st ths’ peeps? wa , do ef the penal: way, do cedars overreach et the peeple way, do cedars overreach on the of president trump? i of president trum - ? , part of president trump? i see it differently. _ part of president trump? i see it differently, the _ part of president trump? i see it differently, the - publicl differently. the american p - ' for differently. the american public

for president trump turn voted for president trump to turn the system down and he is the system upside down and he is doing _ the system upside down and he is doing that — the system upside down and he is doing that. is only been ten z— actually it has gz it, actually it has been nine seats he has _ it, actually it has been nine seats he has been and he has he has been inaugurated, and he has done a _ he has been inaugurated, and he has done a - of— he has been inaugurated, and he has done a of executive done a slew of executive orders on done a slew of executive orders _ on his- done a slew of executive orders on his campaign basically focusedcon hiscampaig a nd basically focusedon hlscampaign _ m_ basically focusedcon hlscampaign and one of them to promises, and one of them is to basically— promises, and one of them is to basically disrupt the government and see where _ basically disrupt the government and see where all the government spending going. that is spending is going. frankly, that is what _ spending is going. frankly, that is what the — spending is going. frankly, that is what the american public wants, eeeeee—eee—ee eeeeee—d e that is why the elected president trump _ that is why the elected president trump a — that is why the elected president trump. a poll out. it 'ust republicans that ezeus; . we. sw miffw eeeetheeee eee eee eeeeee eeee-eheeee e-ee eeee eeee-eheeee e—e 53% of the american public support president _ 53% of the american public support president trump and are optimistic ffeeieehetfuhe ehe efe eeihieie second ffeeieefiftfhfie efifi efe eeeifiieeie second term ffeeieefiftfhfie efifi efe efiiifiiiefie second term as president. about his second term as president. thatl ten_ about his second term as president. that ten points higher than 2017. that is ten points higher than 201, is that is ten points higher than 201]. -e-_ that is ten points higher than 201]. - is the people that is ten points higher than 2017 is the people wants, and this is what the people wants, and his promises made, promises kept, it e-—e=ee ——:£ e_e=ee e—= %a bit clumsy as th governor ee is a bit clumsy as the governor and is a bit clumsy as the governor - and i_ is a bit clumsy as the governor - and i think— is a bit clumsy as the governor and i think the trump said, and i think the trump administration right is trying see see the? see they can get dahee to see how much they can get done, and if_ to see how much they can get done, and if they— to see how much they can get done, and if they to fight it out in and if they have to fight it out in court. _ and if they have to fight it out in court. if— and if they have to fight it out in court, if they to go back and reject certain they reject certain things, they are going — reject certain things, they are going to — reject certain things, they are going to do their first

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eee_leleee-eeeeeee will help inflation go down by stopping of this out—of—control stopping some of this out—of—control spending _ stopping some of this out—of—control spending. listen, it is only been spending, listen—g 'a - days, spending, listfina—iemi-y—iam -fi spending, listfina—iemi-y—iam - days, to undo spending, listen. it is ant, been days, to undo some spending, listen; it is enl, been days, to undo some of spending, listen. it is ant, been days, to undo some of the ten days, to undo some of the mess the biden— ten days, to undo some of the mess the biden administration has impacted in these policies, so it is bold promise to - suppose a bold promise to say. suppose president trump _ a bold promise to say. suppose president trump and _ a bold promise to say. suppose president trump and set - a bold promise to say. suppose president trump and set the i a bold promise to say. suppose| president trump and set the bar time for himself, he, quite time for himself; didn't he; on the campaign trail he promising on the campaign trail he would do all of these things on day one week one, and another to the economy was issue etaeriffse, e etaeriffse, and e etaeriffse, and again, e etaeriffse, and again, we donit have sf tariffs; and againg—wessn't bass concrete sf tariffs; and againg'a�*essn't bass concrete admitted that a anything concrete admitted that a moment, but he is mentioned tariffs on and canada coming into on mexicoandfianada coming into on mexicoandfianada coming into on saturday. we heard from effect on saturday. we heard from his commerce secretary pick today he e e he those e e he those terrorists that he thought those terrorists would not be needed, what is your view the of how view on the role of tariffs and how they are to help they are going to help americans? 50, i don't really know if he is they are going to help americans? 50, i to it really know if he is they are going to help americans? 50, i to actually know if he is they are going to help americans? 50, i to actually knt these is going to actually put these terrorists into place. we saw

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