The free money party is officially over for Democrat-run sanctuary cities and states that have been living high on the hog while harboring illegal immigrants at taxpayers' expense. President Donald Trump just dropped the hammer, announcing that federal funding will be CUT OFF to any jurisdiction that refuses to cooperate with immigration enforcement.
In a move that channels the late First Lady Nancy Reagan's iconic "Just Say No" anti-drug campaign, Trump is delivering a crystal clear message to rogue Democrat officials: the gravy train stops here, and it stops NOW.
The Lawlessness Ends February 1st
According to multiple reports, the Trump administration will halt "any payments" to sanctuary cities starting February 1st - giving these lawless jurisdictions less than a month to get their act together or watch their federal funding vanish into thin air.
Legal advocate J. Hartsteinmann, whose team at A1Policy has been fighting sanctuary school policies in court, celebrated the news on social media: "My legal team and I sued schools that were illegally acting as sanctuary safe havens using your taxpayer dollars. Now, President Trump is cutting off sanctuary city funding nationwide. Lawlessness ends when leadership shows up. America First."
That's exactly right - leadership has arrived, and the days of federal agencies bankrolling Democrat defiance are OVER.
No More Taxpayer-Funded Rebellion
For too long, American taxpayers have been forced to subsidize the very cities and states that actively undermine federal immigration law. These sanctuary jurisdictions have been playing a sick game - thumbing their noses at ICE while cashing federal checks with the other hand.
Well guess what? The Trump-Vance administration isn't playing games. You want to harbor illegal immigrants and obstruct justice? Fine - but you're doing it on your own dime, not ours.
This is what putting America First looks like in action. No more rewarding bad behavior. No more enabling lawlessness with federal dollars. Democrats can choose: comply with the law or lose the cash. The choice is theirs, but the free ride is over.