end run my fucking cock, pigs

You should include the UNCONSTITUTIONALITY of this, but you are politico.

So we are down to one and a half branches of government?

1-hollow out govt 2-complain govt doesn’t work 3-profit

The three bullets needed to turn this country around. The OMB guy whose face you see in the post. Leonard Leo John Roberts

Im old enough to remember when Schumer and durbin gave trump his budget to prevent him from doing things like this.

Why aren't the Dems doing any end-runs?

Grabbing a bucket of popcorn while I watch to see if Congress will actually assert its power & responsibility. (the last eight months have shown me that they are unlikely to do so)

Congress? Care to be a co-equal Branch of Government?

Congressional Republicans must show courage and patriotism.

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That guy is straight up Satan incarnate.

This guy is scum

Criminal trump needs to go to prison.

The executive branch continues to “rely on fringe theories” for their illegal and unconstitutional conduct. They are not fringe theories, they are illegal and unconstitutional conduct and should be reported and treated as such.

#ReleaseEpsteinTrumpFiles

I consider myself a non-violent person. However, I really just want punch Mr. Voight in the head numerous times.

It’s time to collectively stop paying taxes, since they’re robbing us blind.

I hope Israel was too on the list? Doubt it.

Well Trump needs that money to turn his forever home into a gold-plated nightmare

God bless you for praying and supporting us, slava Ukraine 🇺🇦💙💛

Congress seems unable to stop Trump running roughshod over their power.

So they're doubling down on the mass starvation and mass murder of children worldwide! They are so proud of this! This guarantees Trump will never get close to a Nobel Peace Prize! May they all be held accountable!

And yet crickets the crew who used to boast of being Constitutionalists.

You know he’s planning on stealing it, right?

Russell Vought better hope IT doesn’t happen anytime soon. Because if IT does, his project to dismantle the federal government is going to come to a screeching halt.

Is Congress even in town??

Why bother having Congress anymore when they have given up their branch of the three "equal" branches of government to Trump. Nobody in Congress has said or done anything to stop this unilateral cancellation.

“End-run”? Come on, man.

If it’s canceled, where is it going? Not to food subsidy, or health care. Into trump’s pockets?

God bless you for praying and supporting us, slava Ukraine 🇺🇦💙💛

I tried to DM but looks like your messages are off can I get a DM from you please I won't want to intrude in your privacy thanks 💙💛🇺🇦.

No DM’s, please.

Where else?

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Russ will not find prison to his liking; will draft PRISON 2026 manifesto along with Leonard Leo & John Roberts proclaiming that their backsides are declared off limits

medium.com/@thcarter123...

What does "end-run" even mean!?

Endlösung maybe?

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Dems need to play hardball right now. If Trump unlawfully doesn’t honor appropriated funds by Congress, no bipartisan budget come 9/30. Put the closing of the government on him right now. right now.

Yet Trump thinks he is a candidate for a Nobel Peace Prize... his thinking is just not joined up? 🥲

I declare myself the owner of $50 billion.

Okay, GOP! Here's your chance to show you can Grow One Pair and defy the little WH turd. This is your opportunity to put your names in the honorable section of American history books. Say "NO!" and watch him crumble. You can do this for your families. Quit the #ButtSnorkelers team! #Epstein

Vought needs to be Luigied along w/Kevin Roberts!

If Federal money is being canceled then stop taking it out of our checks! Where’s our money?

Will Congress ever be back in session?

Illegal.. fascism 101

Evil, just plain, fucking evil. And, make no mistake, these fuckers will pay.

They want to run government like a business … but not follow the operating agreement/by laws (constitution/ code) or follow the direction of the board of directors (congress).

Does this include the 3.8 billion we give to Israel every year? Or is it part of the 17.9 billion we gave them since October 2024?

Using end-run instead of illegal is quite a decision.

Foreign Aid for what and to which countries?

God bless you for praying and supporting us, slava Ukraine 🇺🇦💙💛

Congress is fucked now. So much for their responsibilities of the nations Purse Strings. The Thug Dump Regime just took a MAJOR step forward to making our country's government into a FASCIST government run by him. Congratulations👽

This guy is the behind the scenes Steven Miller when it comes to killing $$ and agencies that should be helping Americans. Just another Project 2025 nazi.

Politico end run my dick

Russell Vaught is a Project 2025 contributor and an evil man.

No

the theft continues.

“End-run”? You could also call it illegal or unconstitutional…

Just another Trump crime.

He is one of the most evil human beings ever.

Congress, do your job.

Trump doesn't have the power to do that, the "end run" is obedient Republicans in Congress.

Congress has abdicated their duties to appease a convicted felon and sexual predator.

😡😡😡😡😡

The play is an End-Around!! Why do political commentators always add the “run”?? Nobody else says that!! 🏈

Nope!

An illegal, unconstitutional “end-run”, ffs.

Anarchy will follow. And that’s what Trump craves for.

More money for golf weekends and payoff to Russell Vought!

Won’t it be great to see this guy & about 20 others just like him wearing orange jumpsuits on their way to state or even federal prisons?🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🇫🇷🇪🇺 Ignorant, cruel, evil racists be gone!

How about "In an illegal move"

Weird way to say it’s illegal

I believe you forgot the word “illegal” in your headline

I guess I'm not shocked that Politico would phrase totalitarian tactics of ignoring Congress entirely as an "end-run". Fuck you and everyone in your dogshit organization.

What "clash?" The Republican-led Congress is going to roll over because if the GOP believes anything, they believe that Trump is allowed to do whatever he wants even if it means violating their own oaths and abrogating their own duties. Tariffs, treaties, D.C. occupation, insane EOs - that's on them

usaid is dems' money laundering machine. dems offer nothing to us we the american ppl but corruption, fraud, waste, n abuse, n now, fear mongering. dems will keep losing elections until they listen to us. wentworthreport.com/2025/02/03/n...

That’s because that anti-American traitor Mike Johnson has given up his power and all responsibility to the people of Louisiana who elected him, in order to worship at the feet of the his Dear Leader, the Anti-American Traitor & Felon Trump

ASS WIPES.

Over the main door into Congress Donald Trump’s gold leaf inscribers have added the words… “Abandon Hope All Who Enter Here!” Does it seem like Congressional Leaders have given up?

Vought is a shameless saboteur of U.S. leadership. Any Democrat who doesn’t call out this asshole and fight back is betraying the people they serve — and should be voted out.

Another legal battle

When they routinely violate the Constitution, do they ever stop and think about how the Constitution is the only thing giving them power in the first place? Without it they’re just regular people and have no authority over us

Congress "passing a budget" is a bitter, ridiculous joke. We are careening into Nicolás Maduro territory here with all the crap happening.

“End-run” is a wild way to describe a blatantly illegal and unconstitutional act you fucking chodes

It’s illegal but if the majority’s in congress don’t care then what can you do

Maybe democrats can go to the courts?

They have, and are. The Supreme Court is on the dictator’s side so far.

Every law is a possible scofflaw

“You can do anything — grab ‘em by the funding. They just let you do it.”

“Moved on Congress like a bitch”

HANDS OFF, Dirty Donnie! #CashGrab #OurMoneyOurChoice #NoMeansNO #Trump #Congress

"Torn between 'Hail-Mary' and 'Dictatorial Power Grab', we decided on 'End-run' because we felt it avoided any appearance of favoring a particular religious orientation, while preserving the comforting illusion that it was all a game."

Armed robber withdraws thousands of dollars in other people’s money in end-run around bank security

Where the hell is all this money going?!?!?!

ICE

The question is where was it going in the first place

The billionaires

How about you don't cut foreign aid. For those who don't want people suffering, please consider donating to charities working in low-income countries.

Russell Vought thinks hers a Christian and of the master race

Our fat fascist is stealing taxpayer dollars, terrorizing our citizens, purposefully tanking our economy, and dumping vaccines like he has a fucking playlist from Putin. Putin's playlist: terror, illness, poverty. WHO DOES HE WORK FOR? NOT US!

Trump openly works for Putin. This is insane.

Ah…he can’t. But that never makes the headline

In the photo is the man behind Trump's machinations. Do not forget him when the time comes.

Illegal Activity!

Money is probably going to Ashlie Bobbit's military service for dying while storming our capital.

So, cut everyone except murderous thugs ..?

It sounds like the Executive thinks he has full line item veto power. He flaunts the law breaking.

Congress ain’t gonna challenge shit when it comes from our fav authoritarian

Sen. Susan Collins said in a statement that the Constitution “makes clear that Congress has the responsibility for the power of the purse” and any effort to claw back funds “without congressional approval is a clear violation of the law.” So get your MAGA pals together and do your fucking job.

Warp-speeding to the status of country without friends!

Pariah hermit kingdom ala North Korea, the Democratic people's Republic of trumpistan, dprt for short.

That's right on point! 😃

Amen!

Maine Sen. Susan Collins, the top Senate appropriator. “Any effort to rescind appropriated funds without congressional approval is a clear violation of the law.” it's not an end-run - it's illegal. You could put that in the fucking headline!

do your fucking job - you're reporters, do some reporting instead of just transcription.

Oh they aren't going to pay for anything but they still can't afford medicaid?

Maybe he's sending it to "Vladimir."

Guess there is not a Congress anymore. Almost complete fascism

When will they get balls big enough to squash him. I have more balls than most of them and I don’t have any.

While you're punching Nazis, please don't forget Russel Vought is also doing bad shit.

Make sure you vote your republican congressmen and senator out! They're too chickenshit and scared to do their job, they've punted and decided to let their felon dicktator decide what to do instead of them!

We were the shining light on the hill to the world poorest and suffering people, you know human beings, you know created in their Gods image, you know Matthew 25:40 what you do for the least of you do for me. Oh wait that’s right all people of color.

Oh- Executive "end runs" are a now legal process for completely overriding the Legislative branch? Please proceed, Governor.... (ProTip: It's not too late to quit being a shitty journalist and become a Hermit)

It’s fucking illegal. Trump is lawless.

This is in violation of the law.

Do you mean illegal and unconstitutional?

It’s all fun and games until @gavinnewsom.bsky.social uses the ATF to review every FFL for potential violations and investigate every FHA loan of sitting office holders.

Except not a single Dem at any level has promised to even undo what Trump is doing, let alone promised to punish the fascists responsible.

I’d suggest that he’s matching the energy, or as the youth say “ vibe”.

Where are these funds going? Who gets to choose what it is used for? Why does 1 man have more power than his constituents?

How is this possible? Congress approved it and now trump wants the money for something else. We are losing the co-equal branches of govt.

I'm done with Politico! Report the news and stop bowing down to your 'Dear Leader?" You left out the word 'illegal "

God bless you for praying and supporting us, slava Ukraine 🇺🇦💙💛

that’s a lot of words not to say illegal or unconstitutional, are you guys “praying” for them?

Congress could impeach trump. Just pick a crime, an abuse of power... there are so many to choose from, and put it to a vote.

Excellent news

ha ha yeah if we just do nothing for nobody it will work out great for us

We can certainly do something, but with all that’s come to light about the waste fraud and abuse we need to be very selective where we send our money

I declare $5mm of Trump’s money to be mine in end-run around laws regarding personal property

This is the expected outcome when you trust a criminal with the piggy bank. It's HIS money now! 😠

Hey Nobel Committee, tRUmp just cancelled hundreds if millions in peacekeeping efforts. Is that a qualification for a Novel Prize or nah?

25th amendment

"SatelliteOfLove takes Politico's funding in an end-run around property ownership"

Oooh; “end-run” sounds so fun n’ sporty! Is that why you chose that descriptor over the far more accurate term, “illegal violation,” @politico.com?

We need a Congress that will actually stand up to these goons.

Would you have described Biden or Obama doing this as an “end run” or as it really is: an unconstitutional and illegal act?

Does 🍊 want the money further holden ballroom? Or to pay for another golf course?

If they ever remake Poltergeist II, they can cast Vought as the old preacher.

Are you fucking gutless people going to stop this nonsense ? All this is illegal. Maybe we should just stop following these rules also. Stop paying taxes, obeying laws all together. These people are doing this in suits with smiles. If you’re afraid to do something, then step aside.

it's literally unconstitutional. try telling the truth one day.

Don't kid yourself... every penny they "save" will be distributed to those in the regime just like during the break up of the Soviet Union. Musk has copies (and no doubt back doors) into every single computer system in the United States government including the Treasury Department...

How bout unlegaled if we’re making shit up.

“end-run” is quite the euphemism

great minds yadda yadda bsky.app/profile/did:...

And stealing from the destitute.

Politico writing.

Done with Euphemisms

And the Republican Congress will allow Trump to disregard the constitution once again. Congress has control of the pursestrings not the president and yet Congress bows down to Trump over and over again we have no rRepublicans of courage and ethics.

Illegal, just say illegal. Fuckin' carrying water for a fascist regime.

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Where is the money going? No news about the money flowing into the treasury.

Russell Vought is the devil.

We’re going to court

If only he’d start with Israel…

We don't have a functional Congress at this time. Please check back when they locate their spine and have taken a refresher course on the Constitution. Until then, consider Congress as just another useless appendage of the Reich House.

Kill ALL REPUBLICANS!!!

This is not true. Congress will do nothing.

DO SOMETHING CONGRESS! WTH

He and his regime must be stopped now!!

Honest to god, if Congress doesn’t start doing their job, they’re going to be out of a job because shitler is just going to eliminate them. And their cushy lifestyles. And the donations and stipend they live off of.

If the president has this kind of power, then next democratic president needs to fire the entire supreme court. Just fucking do it and don't worry about the law.

And GOP majorities in Congress are spineless and do nothing

The "pocket" part of this move is the putting of the money directly into Trump's pocket.

Vought, Implementing HIS, "Project 2025", Unitary Executive Theory Traitorous, Unconstitutional, Vile, Misrepresentation of Democratic Principles! A COUP, born of the 2020 Trump Election LOSS!

Pfft, “clash”. What clash?

Problem is, the MAGATS in Congress don’t care and simply bend over for the Orange Pedophile and his cronies!

Men are pigs. If you think this is okay. You NEED therapy not church.

so he's breaking the law, you could just say he's breaking the law

Kamala won the election Cheato cheated He rigged the election Just like in TEXAS BECAUSE HES IN THE FILES EPSTEIN! RIGGING! NEW ELECTIONS NOW! NO CITIZENS UNITED A PAID HOLIDAY EPSTEIN! RIGGING! NEW ELECTIONS NOW! WE KNOW HOW THINGS WORK WERE TELLING YOU ITS NOT WORKING OUT

I think some Democrats in Congress need to get *in the face* of Republicans. I know you have to work together, but we have to let them know what they're doing is unconscionable! The Great Orange Cheeto is *baiting* us every damn day! It has to stop. #BaitingUs

If you live in one of these districts, PLEASE go vote in the special election ~ Virginia's 11th ~ September 9, 2025 Arizona's 7th ~ September 23, 2025 Texas' 18th ~ November 4, 2025 Tennessee's 7th ~ December 2, 2025

The Constitutional Crisis continues.

“End run” You mean “unconstitutional power grab”?

What a strange way of describing an illegal, dictatorial move. It's giving, " fascist sycophant, trapped all the way up Trump's ass", and 0% journalism. Don't y'all pretend that you're journalists?

And where exactly are all the witheld funds going?

To fraud, waste, and abuse. Get a clue

Tax cuts for billionaires is where all the money goes.

This is THE question but it never gets asked.

Vaught is evil

By end-around you mean illegal. Wtf.

The President does not control the check book. It is the Congress, or at least it used to be. thehill.com/opinion/cong...

They want to destroy everything and then point to say how govt doesn’t work. These people are the arsonists of democracy

🗣️ Power of the Goddamned Purse!!! 😡

Congress needs to defund the Executive.

Russell Vought is a loon. He must be eliminated.

nypost.com/2025/08/28/u...

Its not illegal. Also, no mention as to what the aid was for...guessing it was for more woke/transgender funding in 3rd world countries. Keep clawing this money back.

Meanwhile #ScrewWorm will enter #NorthAmerican #wildlife Nobody listens when #well-researched #Women come in with fucking receipts 🧾 Nobody listened: I’ve been howling about this since #ilDouchey started threatening #Panama… #DOGE killed the program Imagine this #BiblicalScourge across #AmericaS

Rubio can go home, no more money for State Dept.

God bless you for praying and supporting us, slava Ukraine 🇺🇦💙💛

Congress…STAND UP TO HIM! Don’t let him keep chipping away at your jobs.😡😡😡

But they won't stop the $7.8 billion in 2025 military aid for Israel's genocide in Gaza.

Didn't they try this before

#EpsteinFiles

End run- “basic fundamental operations and power of the Congress will completely be ignored and the GOP and Supreme Court could give a shit”

Not a fascist power grab at all! Duh.

No one might even be playing on the state-of-the-art cricket grounds that USAID has plausibly provided funds for because test cricket seems to be totally a virtual-reality activity.

"White House breaks the law." Better luck next time, Politico.

Congress (R s) should tell trump they’ll impeach him if he continues on this path

״end-run around Congress' funding power״. incredible framing. you people really think the trains won't come for you.

I think they sent the Congress home early so they could do as much damage as possible.

republicans in congress wouldn't stop them anyway.

Congress smongress!!!

Three branches of government ✝️ Jesus didn’t want that

Every single member of this administration needs to be charged with so many crimes its ridiculous.

People really need to start understanding that Trump is our king now. Denial and refusal to do so will just prolong all of this garbage. Like burying heads in the sand.

where do we find "end-run" in the Constitution which Clause of Article II is that

Voughtdemort will not be satisfied until he takes the county back to 1825.

“End run” instead of just saying illegal?

Just keep on suing, I guess. Great time to be a lawyer.

What's the point of having Congress if they aren't even appropriating money anymore?

It’s going into their pockets

Where is @jayapal.house.gov with impoundment hearings?

What's another way to describe an "end run around Congress' funding power"? Do presidents have a line item veto power? Is it illegal? Does anyone give a shit anymore?

By end run do you mean completely illegal?

DonalRump really knows how to pick Cabinet and agency heads…incredibly incompetent, corrupt and cruel.

No, the trouble with Vought is that he's not incompetent. He's one of the truly dangerous ones, he fully understands what he's doing, that combination of malicious and intelligent. He's a Project 2025 author, and basically got to pick his own cabinet position, where he can do the most damage.

I agree

Russell Vought is one of the worst human beings alive and his legacy will be having made the world a demonstrably worse place for being here

Well dog my cat, even Jethro knows Russell Vought sucks. #RussellVoughtJokes