President Donald Trump on Thursday openly threatened to use the government shutdown to cut federal funding to Democratic-run states and cities, contradicting Vice President JD Vance who said the day before the White House would not be targeting Democrats. Trump was expected to meet with Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought on Thursday to discuss the cuts and made it clear in a social media post and in recent interviews that he is targeting "Democratic Agencies." In his post, the president referred to Vought's co-authoring Project 2025 , the controversial conservative playbook that outlined ways the federal government could dismantle several federal agencies and privatize others. "I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the man

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