Upon what legal authority can Musk defund congressional approved funding? Can he shut down NIH?

conorlarkin 23172 posts Original UHND Member
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Imagine a President turning over the taxpayer purse to his neighbor, and say “cut whatever you wish.”

The neighbor thinks medical research is a joke, so the neighbor unilaterally cuts off all funding for medical research.

No issues, correct Barron? That’s how democracy works in your America?

Link: https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/what-we-do/budget

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