by Daniel Johnson

April 7, 2025

Pressured By Trump, Park Service Rewrites Underground Railroad Story, Downplays Slavery And Harriet Tubman

Changes to National Park Service narrative aim to erase the harsh realities of slavery and the pivotal role of Harriet Tubman, sparking backlash from historians.

The National Park Service, an agency charged with preserving history as it happened, has been changing how it depicts events ranging from the enslavement of Black people to Jim Crow by the wishes of the Trump administration.

According to The Washington Post, the National Park Service previously introduced the Underground Railroad by keeping its focus on the unjust enslavement of Black people in the United States of America as well as perhaps its most famous and recognizable “conductor,” Harriet Tubman.

Since Trump took office in January and immediately sought to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion from the federal government, that depiction has undergone quite a facelift.

Instead of focusing on Tubman and slavery, the National Park Service appears to have engaged in what’s being called a form of sanitizing American history by removing the proper context of the Underground Railroad. It refers to it as “one of the most significant expressions of the American civil rights movement,” which “bridged the divides of race.”

According to Andrew Diemer, a professor at Towson University and the author of a book on one of the founders of the Underground Railroad, these changes and several others on the National Park Service website severely downplay the “legal and political forces” that were aimed at Black Americans at the time.

He continued, “Overall, the revisions seek to emphasize ‘harmony’ and ‘unity’ and to de-emphasize conflict in a way that is out of step with how historians have written about the Underground Railroad in recent decades.”

Greg Downs, a specialist in Civil War history and a professor at the University of California at Davis, indicated that the changes amounted to a significant retelling of American history.

“A country that cannot tell the truth about itself cannot assess what has led it to moments of greatness in the past and what could lead it again to greatness, Downs told the Post.

Similarly, Shawn Leigh Alexander, a W.E.B. DuBois biographer and professor at the University of Kansas, said that the changes, taken together, would lead people to conclude racism did not need to be confronted during this period in American society.

“Although these changes may appear inconsequential to some, they collectively contribute to the erasure of the historical narrative of Black struggle for civil, political, and economic rights, which continues to this day,” Alexander told the Post.

Notably, according to the Post‘s reporting, these changes were not instituted wholesale from the top down but through low-level employees.

One anonymous employee, who said they feared losing their job if they had not complied, put it, “You draw as broad a brush as possible, because the consequences of missing something are a lot more severe than the consequences of doing too much.”

by Jeroslyn JoVonn

April 7, 2025

Baltimore Sues FanDuel And DraftKings For The ‘Exploitation Of Disordered Gamblers’

The city of Baltimore is going after DraftKings and FanDuel for allegedly exploiting vulnerable gamblers.

The City of Baltimore filed a lawsuit against DraftKings and FanDuel on April 4, accusing the two sportsbooks of exploiting “disordered gamblers.”

The complaint, filed in Baltimore City Circuit Court on behalf of Mayor Brandon Scott and the Baltimore City Council, accuses the companies of using misleading promotions to lure vulnerable bettors, ESPN reports. The lawsuit states that FanDuel and DraftKings exploit data and analytics to keep problem gamblers wagering—actions the city claims violate its Consumer Protection Ordinance.

“These companies are engaging in shady practices, and the people of our city are literally paying the price,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said in a statement. “DraftKings and FanDuel have specifically targeted our most vulnerable residents–including those struggling with gambling disorders–and have caused significant harm as a result. This lawsuit is a critical step to hold them accountable and protect all Baltimoreans.”

According to the complaint, the companies attract new users by offering bonus bets—credits that can only be used on their platforms within seven days—as sign-up incentives. These bonuses push users to place frequent bets early on.

“First, Defendants get Baltimoreans in the door with the promise of ‘bonus bets,’ or other similarly named promotions, designed to induce Baltimoreans to bet,” the lawsuit states.

The bonuses are often loaded with fine print containing “complex terms and conditions,” the suit said.

“Defendants are not interested in people merely dipping their toes in the water: They want bettors to bet, in significant amounts, over and over,” the lawsuit reads. “Some get hooked, and that’s the point.”

Maryland is home to 11 licensed online sportsbooks, with FanDuel and DraftKings “consistently leading the pack,” the complaint states. In January 2025 alone, bettors placed $278.5 million in wagers on FanDuel and $178.9 million on DraftKings.

The lawsuit seeks unspecified statutory penalties and an injunction requiring the defendants to stop targeting and exploiting problem gamblers and overhaul their platforms’ “exploitative” features.

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman

April 7, 2025

How To Protect Your 401(k) As Trump Tariffs Spark Stock Market Crashes

Although the stock market plunge has many eager to pull from their 401(k)s, some financial experts suggest the contrary.

As Trump’s tariff plans launch a trade war and a plunge in the stock market, safeguarding one’s finances remains the priority.

Trump’s tariffs across continents have led to a free-fall in the markets, with investors seeing the S&P 500 and Dow reach new levels in the red. The benchmark S&P 500 index lost over 300 points when the markets closed on April 4.

Amid the stock market crashing and the ongoing “recession indicators,” retirement funds remain vulnerable to a significant dip. This uncertainty can lead many people to think they should pull their money out of their 401(k) accounts.

However, financial advisors suggest that this may not be the right play and that a rushed move could result in an even worse outcome. Advisors shared with Fortune that investors should tread away from the panicked frenzy and ride out their investments until the market waters calm.

“Resist the urge to shift out of stocks entirely,” Christine Benz, a director of personal finance and retirement planning for Morningstar, a financial markets research firm. “Such a move could buy you some short-term relief, but it will soon be replaced by another nagging worry: Is it time to get back in?”

For young professionals who are not near retirement age, risk management experts think that the stock market is still their oyster. Taking advantage of lower prices now could lead to bigger gains in the long term.

“When you are in your 20s, that’s the most time you have until retirement that your money can grow,” explained Mark Williams, a risk-management practitioner and lecturer at Boston University, to Yahoo Finance. “It’s really the best time to invest in stocks.”

Given one may have decades of paying into their 401(k), leaving it alone will offer recovery time from the turbulent market. Moreover, pulling out funds usually comes with an early withdrawal penalty for those younger than 59 and a half.

For Williams, a retirement account should be stored away in the back of someone’s mind, as daily worries about the ebbs and flows will take away from the long-term satisfaction.

“Market drops test investor resolve,” he said. “It is counterproductive to look at your retirement account daily. Instead, view your investments as part of a long-term strategy that will overcome market corrections, grow and support retirement.”

Experts think placing funds in conservative investments may yield better results for those a little closer to retirement, especially in crunch time. Backing out of the more shaky indexes for bonds and cash will help those on their way out of the workforce.

“I would still say they should be saving. Should they be investing in an S&P 500 index? Maybe not,” suggested Sarah Behr, a registered investment advisor. “Say you’re 63 and plan to retire in five years. You should already be shifting to more conservative investments.”

However, if one still feels shaky about their heavily U.S.-based investments, another advisor suggests looking into international stocks. Maintaining diverse stocks in an investment portfolio ensures a country’s holdings won’t result in record-breaking 401(k) lows.

“There is no way to go back and change your portfolio in the past, you can only plan how to manage it in the future,” says Stephen Kates, a certified financial planner and financial analyst at Bankrate. “Invested money should never be at risk of needing to be withdrawn in the short term. Investors with ample time to stay invested should remember how lucrative patience has been over the last 15 years.”

Other tips include converting one’s traditional IRA to a Roth IRA to pay taxes when the balance is smaller and using buffer ETFs to limit losses. However, a huge proponent of mitigating risk while a trade war and recession feel imminent is to spend conservatively. Even if one’s 401(k) remains untouched, tightening a budget can help keep one afloat amid economic uncertainty.

by Daniel Johnson

April 7, 2025

‘Should We Do A Recount?’: Kamala Harris Allegedly Questioned 2024 Election Results, New Book Claims

According to the book, "Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House," Harris was "completely shocked" at her loss.

A new book from NBC News political reporter Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, a senior political correspondent for The Hill, entitled “Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House,” tells the story of the 2024 election and describes a Democratic Party rife with its share of disagreement and disarray.

According to The Guardian‘s review of the book, the pair’s sourcing is solid, their writing about the campaign and its lead-up is sober, and their message is also unmistakably clear: Biden’s reelection campaign and his selection of Kamala Harris were viewed as a mistake. The book also claims that former President Barack Obama never held much faith in either Harris or Biden for different reasons.

“The 44th president never had much faith in [the] political ability” of his former vice-president, Parnes and Allen write in the book. “Less than two weeks earlier, at [a] Los Angeles fundraiser, Obama led Biden offstage by the wrist after the president stood frozen for a few moments while staring into the crowd.”

They continued, “Obama already had determined that he didn’t think Harris should take the president’s spot on the ballot. That was his position from the outset, according to one person who spoke to him at the time.”

In an interview on an April 3 episode of The Ringer’s podcast, “Somebody’s Gotta Win with Tara Palmeri,” Parnes told the host that Harris and her running mate Tim Walz were shocked that they lost the election to Donald Trump.

“She was completely shocked, and [Harris’ running mate] Tim Walz was shocked,” Parnes.

Parnes also said, “He has no words. And people are kind of explaining to him, same thing with her. And she’s like, are you sure? Have we done a recount? Should we do a recount?”

She continued, “They thought that they were going to win. And so, you know, when they come back now and say, ‘Oh, no, we didn’t really have a chance.’ No, that’s not what they were thinking. They thought they were going to win.”

According to Allen, Obama had doubts that Harris could defeat Trump, and, as he told MSNBC, his efforts to create a mini-primary or an open convention ended up working against her.

“He didn’t think that she was the best choice for Democrats, and he worked really behind the scenes for a long time to try to have a mini-primary, or an open convention, or a mini-primary leading to an open convention, did not have faith in her ability to win the election,” Parnes’ co-author Jonathan Allen told MSNBC on April 1.

“As it turned out, she didn’t win, but he was really working against her,” he added.

Parnes, meanwhile, told The Ringer that Harris allegedly “bought the hype” concerning her chances of winning the election.

“Kamala Harris was looking at her crowd size, and they felt like the vibe was strong, and people were saying, ‘Oh, we have more boots on the ground. We’re doing better in fundraising,‘” Parnes said on the podcast. “And she bought all of that. She bought the hype, and so did a lot of people in the campaign.”

In a conversation with Vanity Fair, the authors stopped short of calling attempts to hide aspects of Biden’s deficits a cover-up. They did, however, describe Democratic leadership that, in their estimation, failed to meet the urgency of the moment.

“What we saw was a lot of bad decision-making and, perhaps at the very top, people putting their own interests, and what they believed were Joe Biden’s interests, above the interests of the Democratic Party and the country. And so that’s a failure. That’s a moral failure, but maybe not a criminal one, which is what the term cover-up sort of implies, a criminal conspiracy, and we didn’t reach that threshold,” Allen told the outlet.

by Daniel Johnson

April 6, 2025

DOGE Cuts At HUD Could Cripple Fair Housing Protections

The forthcoming reductions at the agency could result in a 75% reduction in staff.

While the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency has yet to officially confirm layoffs at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, multiple reports suggest that HUD is expected to slash its workforce by at least 50%—a move that could severely disrupt efforts to combat housing discrimination, homelessness, and eviction.

According to The Washington Post, the forthcoming cuts at the agency could result in a 75% reduction in staff, which employees said would create even more strain on an office already struggling under the weight of a heavy case backlog.

One anonymous staffer told the Post that they fear that the upshot of the cuts will be to eliminate some of the crowning achievements of the civil rights movement, like the Fair Housing Act.

“The level of cuts we’ve heard are on the table would effectively end enforcement of the Fair Housing Act in any meaningful sense,” a HUD fair housing staffer said. “The fear within the agency is that the administration’s goal is to gut some of the crowning achievements of the civil rights movement by simply ignoring the laws and refusing to spend money Congress has appropriated to enforce them.”

Although HUD spokeswoman Kasey Lovett tried to downplay the impact of the cuts in a statement to the Post, a series of reports from the Southern Poverty Law Center paints a bleaker picture than the one Lovett wanted to portray in her response. “HUD funding cuts to third parties will not affect HUD’s ability to enforce the laws on the books and serve the American people,” Lovett told the Post. “The Department will continue taking inventory to ensure it is stewarding taxpayer dollars well while also allocating funding for its intended purpose.”

However, Kirsten Anderson, the deputy legal director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Economic Justice litigation team, indicated in her statement that the reduction in force and subsequent budget cuts at HUD would absolutely trickle down to organizations that rely on that funding to help vulnerable people.

“We are going to push more people into homelessness with fewer resources to address the crisis,” Anderson told the SPLC. “Communities that have turned towards criminalization and other punitive measures to address the visibility of homelessness will have fewer resources to prevent and end homelessness. We are concerned the use of these harmful measures will increase.”

Lila Hackett, the executive director of the Fair Housing Center of Northern Alabama, was one of 70 fair housing centers across the country to receive a grant termination for a Private Enforcement Initiative grant, which is a grant given to combat racial injustice in housing and to fund investigations of patterns of systemic segregation in housing.

Hackett, whose grant totaled $425,000, said this is unprecedented territory for her and her organization.

“Never in my 31 years as executive director of the FHCNA have I ever seen anything like this,” Hackett told the SPLC. “With a 29-county service area, numerous people with disabilities, families with children, and others covered under seven protected classes will be negatively impacted. And with a lack of funding and reduction in staff, our services will be limited or not available.”

A housing justice campaigner for Florida Rising, an organization that advocates for economic and racial justice in Florida, told the SPLC that funding reductions at the national or state levels will affect people from various communities, and they are terrified.

“I don’t think people realize the real human impact that these funding decisions have or that those who benefit are from all walks of life,” the campaigner said. “Folks are terrified seeing the news. ‘Am I going to be homeless after this?’ they want to know, and since the state passed a 2023 law criminalizing homeless encampments, if they lose their vouchers, they can be evicted, then become homeless and also be criminalized. There is a domino effect. Homeless shelters are extremely concerned.”

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman

April 6, 2025

Oakland City Staffer Under Fire For Allegedly Referring To Black People As ‘Tokens’

Leigh Hanson, chief of staff to interim Oakland Mayor Kevin Jenkins, who wrote the note, claims that it was taken out of context.

Social media users condemned an Oakland City staffer after a handwritten note leaked referring to Black people as “tokens.”

Leigh Hanson, chief of staff to interim Oakland Mayor Kevin Jenkins, wrote the note last year. It was released as part of an FBI probe that resulted in the indictment of former Mayor Sheng Thao. Hanson served under Thao’s administration as well, with the disgraced leader pleading not guilty to federal bribery charges.

As part of the investigation, Hanson gave the FBI binders containing notes and all written communication. The city released them to the public after the San Francisco Chronicle filed a public records request.

According to the publication, Hanson wrote the note while creating a strategy for Thao to fight the recall vote amid the allegations. It included a line that read, “CM Fife can reach out to NAACP — use BP as tokens.” Hanson confirmed that “BP” was also used as a shorthand way to say Black people, with “CM Fife” referring to Oakland Council Member Carroll Fife. Fife is considered an ally of Thao.

News of Hanson’s offensive statement quickly made rounds on social media, with the apparent messaging marked as racist.

“The audacity Leigh Hanson has, and this is how she sees Black people,” shared one X user.

Hanson says, however, that the note was taken out of context. She remembered writing it during an anti-recall planning meeting in March 2024 with Thao and their team. She claims that the line referred to their perceptions of the recall effort’s quest to gain Black people’s support.

However, Hanson also shared that she was writing down comments made directly by Thao about the efforts. Thao wanted to inform Oaklanders that the recall was prompted by a white, wealthy billionaire, namely Philip Dreyfuss. Moreover, Thao sought to convince Black voters that they were being pawned into running an “astroturf campaign” to remove her from the elected position.

While Thao was removed by recall vote, Hanson continued serving in the interim mayor’s administration to help fix Oakland’s city budget. Interim Mayor Jenkins is expected to reveal his budget proposal by May 1 to help decrease the city’s structural deficit. Despite the controversy, Hanson remains part of the city’s staff.

The NAACP plans to meet on April 6 to discuss the note and its content.

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by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman

April 6, 2025

‘Hands Off’ Protests Erupt Nationwide Against Trump, Musk—Black Activists Support From The Sidelines

In Boston alone, 100,000 were estimated to have protested

Thousands against Donald Trump’s policies gathered on April 5 to participate in the nationwide “Hands Off” demonstrations.

The growing opposition movement held demonstrations in more than 1,200 locations across all 50 states. Advocacy groups championing LGTBQ+ and civil rights, labor unions, and veterans took to the streets to protest Trump’s presidency. Thousands turned out. In Boston alone, CBS News reported that 100,000 were estimated to have protested.

Protestors addressed all issues heightened under the Trump administration, from Palestine to immigration. They also denounced Elon Musk and his leadership over the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which has prompted mass federal layoffs. Musk’s crusade to downsize the federal government under DOGE has sparked widespread backlash, making him a secondary figure to condemn at the rallies.

Activists present stated their intentions to make their voices clear and known. According to the Associated Press, one deemed Trump’s actions as “personal” attacks on the American people.

“The attacks that we’re seeing, they’re not just political. They are personal, y’all,” said Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights Campaign advocacy group. “They’re trying to ban our books, they’re slashing HIV prevention funding, they’re criminalizing our doctors, our teachers, our families and our lives.”

She added, “We don’t want this America, y’all… We want the America we deserve, where dignity, safety and freedom belong not to some of us, but to all of us.”

Many think the criticism should be nonpartisan, with a brewing trade war making living conditions worrisome for all.

“Regardless of your party, regardless of who you voted for, what’s going on today, what’s happening today is abhorrent,” said Britt Castillo, who attended the rally in Charlotte, North Carolina. “It’s disgusting, and as broken as our current system might be, the way that the current administration is going about trying to fix things — it is not the way to do it. They’re not listening to the people.”

Although the “Hands Off” rallies went off without any arrests or noted violence, one community has notably taken a backseat from the civil disobedience. Many have also called out Black activists and organizing groups for not participating in the rallies.

However, some are taking heed of the 92% promise sparked by the Black women who voted for Kamala Harris. They, alongside other members of the Black community, pledged that they would not come to the rescue during Trump’s reign.

Medium blogger and author Toni Crowe explained on the platform why Black people, especially women, decided to sit this one out.

“We expected Trump’s Republican administration to behave precisely as it is behaving,” she wrote in a series of points. “We understand the Republican administration is constantly putting out racist rage bait to provoke us. DEI and Diversity initiatives were not working for Black people….White women and military veterans were the most affected. It was a shame they did not realize that, or maybe they would have voted differently, or maybe not.”

While the Black community is not directly protesting Trump with the rest of the “Hands off” demonstrators, civil leaders have launched a seemingly successful boycott against companies that have anti-DEI stances.

Trump, protections, South Sudan, Migrants

by Daniel Johnson

April 6, 2025

Rubio: Trump Administration To Pull All Visas Held By South Sudanese

The Trump administration is accusing the country's transitional government of refusing to accept its repatriated citizens deported by the U.S.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated on April 5 that the Trump administration would be revoking all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders in retaliation for what the administration says is the refusal of South Sudan’s transitional government to accept its citizens whom the United States has elected to deport.

According to USA Today, Rubio explained the move, which represents the first time the administration has targeted passport holders of an individual country, in a statement he released on social media.

I am taking actions to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and to restrict any further issuance to prevent entry into the United States, effective immediately, due to the failure of South Sudan's transitional government to accept the return of its repatriated…
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) April 5, 2025

“It is time for the Transitional Government of South Sudan to stop taking advantage of the United States,” Rubio said in a statement. “Every country must accept the return of its citizens in a timely manner when another country, including the United States, seeks to remove them. We will be prepared to review these actions when South Sudan is in full cooperation.”

Although South Sudan could potentially be headed for a return to civil war, the Trump administration seems more concerned with making the country’s transitional government bend the knee in deference than assisting the country during uncertain times.

According to Al-Jazeera, the move is a departure from the actions of the Biden administration, which had granted South Sudan nationals Temporary Protected Status designed to protect foreign citizens who cannot safely return home because of war, natural disasters, or other conditions from being deported. That designation was not set to expire until May 3.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres previously warned that both regional and international leaders need to act in such a way as to help prevent South Sudan from falling “over the abyss” into a return to the civil war that killed more than 400,000 people between 2013 and 2018.

According to The New York Times, Lucas Guttentag, a former Justice Department official in the Biden administration, the move from the Trump administration represents “another example of damning individuals based on nationality and upending the lives of innocent and law-abiding visa holders instead of engaging in meaningful diplomacy.”

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman

April 6, 2025

Terrence Howard Alleges Diddy Tried To Have Sex With Him But Refused

Howard says Diddy tried to initiate a relationship with him by asking him to be his acting coach.

Terrence Howard has added a shocking new claim to the ongoing allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs. The actor claims Combs tried to have sex with him under the guise of helping with his acting skills.

Howard recounted the alleged interaction during the April 4 episode of the “PBD” podcast. While on the platform as a guest, the “Empire” actor detailed how Combs tried to come onto him.

“Puffy invited me, for weeks, asking me to come teach him how to — wanted me to be his acting coach for a while,” began the 56-year-old.

However, during their supposed lessons, Combs allegedly just sat and stared at the Hollywood star. Howard noted the unusual behavior but continued to hang out with Combs.

“Go there, and he’s sitting around just looking,” remembered Howard. “I’m like, OK, what’s the material you want to work on? He’s just looking at me. “

Combs then asked to listen to Howard’s music but had no response to it, with Howard recalling him “just sitting” there.

After his assistant informed him that Diddy wished to hang out again the following weekend, the odd encounters led Howard to question his assistant about Combs’ intentions. The assistant reportedly stated their belief in the Bad Boy Records founder’s ulterior motives for their meet-ups.

“I think he’s trying to f–k you,’” recalled Howard of his assistant’s words.

Upon hearing this opinion, Howard cut all ties to Combs and their budding friendship. He then told the podcast’s host, Patrick Bet-David, about how his masculinity played a role in how he moved forward. Howard also mentioned how other Hollywood power players, such as producers, tried to come at him.

“When you approach a real man about his masculinity, you’re going to get a real reaction back,” he explained. “I’ve lost businesses because I don’t bend over in that way. I don’t compromise…I don’t play gay roles, don’t kiss a man. I don’t do that s–t because the man card means everything.”

The claim comes as Combs faces multiple sexual assault lawsuits and federal sex trafficking charges. Combs remains detained inside a federal jail in Brooklyn, New York, awaiting trial.

by Daniel Johnson

April 6, 2025

Rep. Al Green Says He Will Introduce Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump Within 30 Days

Rep. Green made it clear he expects an uphill battle to get the votes necessary to succeed.

Rep. Al Green, the Democrat from Texas who was recently censured for protesting Donald Trump during a joint session of Congress on Feb. 4, announced at an anti-Trump rally in Washington, D.C., on April 5 that he plans to introduce articles of impeachment against the former president within the next 30 days.

According to The Hill, Rep. Green made it clear that he expected it to be an uphill battle to get the votes necessary to succeed. Using a Biblical parallel, Green compared himself to David while casting Trump in the role of Goliath.

“We need a Senate that will convict him this time, and I want you to know, from my heart, from my heart, I understand that he is a Goliath. He is a Goliath. He has control of the generals in the military. He has control of the Justice Department. He has control of the Republican Party, but my friends, my friends, for every Goliath, there is a David,” Rep. Green said.

He continued, “And I want you to know, Mr. President, this David is going to bring articles of impeachment against you within the next 30 days. Within the next 30 days, I’m bringing articles of impeachment. I’m coming for you. Mr. President, this David is coming for you. You can’t be entrusted with liberty and justice for all. You can’t be entrusted with government of the people by the people for the people. I’m coming for you. I’m your David. God bless you.”

In February, Rep. Green indicated that he would file articles of impeachment against Trump after the president floated the idea that the United States should take control of Gaza and turn it into a resort.

“Injustice in Gaza is a threat to justice in the United States of America,” Green said on the House floor on Feb. 5. Green’s April 5 message did not change much; Green reiterated his belief that Gaza belongs to Palestinians saying that it “is not going to become a resort. There must be a home for the Palestinian people.”

As NBC News reported on March 4, Rep. Green’s opposition to Trump traces back to his first term in office, and Rep. Green told the outlet outside of the chamber that Trump’s budget, which he believes will be used to cut Medicaid, “triggered something in him.

“This whole budget that he has is one that is going to cause Medicaid to be cut, and when he said he had a mandate, it triggered something. It really did. Because he doesn’t have a mandate, and he doesn’t have a mandate to cut healthcare from poor people,” Rep. Green said at the time.