President Trump’s 100 days in office drawing plenty of reaction in Connecticut

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) – President Trump’s 100 days in office is drawing plenty of reaction.

Governor Lamont and other democratic leaders say it has been devastating for Connecticut.

They point to tariffs and massive cuts in federal spending.

Connecticut democrats say these cuts are an assault on Connecticut families.

Governor Lamont, Lt. Governor Bysiewicz, and other elected leaders say three quarters of Americans feel worse off today and there is a great deal of uncertainty.

“The Trump administration has cut back on sending food for hungry families to our state. He has cut back on K-12 education. He has cut back on healthcare. And we are also concerned about Medicaid and programs like HeadStart, which 5,000 families in our state rely upon,” said Lt. Governor Bysiewicz.

Connecticut has also been impacted by cuts in federal funding, close to a half a billion dollars so far.

However, republicans are firing back, calling this “manufactured” outrage.

“Frankly, they should run for federal office. All they want to talk about is not what is happening in this building, not what happens here in this state, but what might happen, might happen in Washington, DC,” said Senator Stephen Harding, (R), Minority Leader.

“I don’t go out of my way trying to pick a fight, but I think they are coming to Connecticut to pick a fight,” said Governor Ned Lamont, (D), CT.

Connecticut’s governor has tried not to overreact, but says he’s concerned about federal cuts to education and public health.

Republican lawmakers have consistently questioned whether these cuts have actually happened.

The state’s comptroller and treasurer say they have, and Connecticut is in line to lose a billion dollars in Medicaid funding.

“There are a lot of things we have to see. But while we wait to see that we can focus on the affordability crisis we have here in Connecticut,” said Senator Harding.

But Trump’s promise to make things more affordable has not come true. Sweeping retaliatory tariffs have made most things more expensive.

Connecticut has joined 11 states now suing the Trump administration on tariffs, education funding, and protecting human rights.

“We are in a constitutional crisis right now. When people are getting are getting kidnapped right now off the streets by the US government, when they are tearing up state budgets, tearing up the federal government,” said Attorney General William Tong, (D), CT.

The attorney general will be at the US Supreme Court on May 15th. He says Trump has failed to comply with legal action, ignoring the courts.

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