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Vought Faces Backlash Over Extreme Budget Cuts and Loyalty to Trump

12/30/2025

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Ross Vought, former director of the Office of Management and Budget, faces criticism for extreme 2025 budget cuts and alignment with Christian nationalism.
Timothy Noah describes Vought as an 'amoral political actor' who prioritizes loyalty to U.S. President Donald Trump over humanitarian values and would sacrifice personal relationships to serve him.
Vought's actions include withholding aid to Ukraine and cutting USAID budgets, linked to harm, including 640,000 deaths, mostly children.

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Ross Vought, former director of the Office of Management and Budget, faces criticism for extreme 2025 budget cuts and alignment with Christian nationalism.
Timothy Noah describes Vought as an 'amoral political actor' who prioritizes loyalty to U.S. President Donald Trump over humanitarian values and would sacrifice personal relationships to serve him.
Vought's actions include withholding aid to Ukraine and cutting USAID budgets, linked to harm, including 640,000 deaths, mostly children.