Trump Slashes Maryland’s Federal Funding, Pushing State Toward Recession

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DOGE v. US Economy

🔴 UPDATE: March 29, 2025
Trump Administration Slashes Federal Funding to Maryland, Risks Triggering Statewide Recession

The Trump regime is once again threatening the health of the U.S. economy—not through foreign policy blunders or tax giveaways to the ultra-wealthy this time, but by kneecapping an entire state. New figures show that the administration is slashing federal obligations to Maryland by more than half, placing the state at the highest risk of recession in the country.

This is not budgeting. This is economic warfare.

Key Developments:

• Federal funding to Maryland is set to drop from $114.6 billion in 2024 to $42.6 billion in 2025—a cut of over 62%. The loss spans everything from education and healthcare to research grants and public service operations.
  (WMAR-2 News)

• Moody’s Ratings warns that Maryland now faces the highest recession risk in the nation, given that federal wages and contracts make up over 20% of income in some counties.
  (WJLA)

• Baltimore-based universities are already losing millions in research contracts, while Maryland lawmakers scramble to create contingency plans, including freezing school funding if federal support drops below 3.75%.
  (WYPR)

The Real Story: Who Wins and Who Pays the Price?

The robber barons don’t need federal funding—they write their own checks.
But working families in Maryland do. So do the teachers, researchers, small business owners, and service workers who rely on a functioning local economy to survive.

This is a political hit job—punishment for a blue state that dared to stand up to the regime. And it's not just Maryland. It’s a warning shot to any state that refuses to bow to Trump.

Meanwhile, the national economy is collateral damage. Forcing a state into recession doesn't just hurt that state—it drags down consumer confidence, wrecks regional markets, and spikes unemployment.

🔍 Why This Matters:

Every time the Trump administration blows a hole in the economy—whether through shutdowns, tariffs, or gutting state budgets—it does so in service of one goal:
More chaos, more fear, more power for the oligarchs.

Maryland is just the latest victim. But if this precedent stands, every state becomes vulnerable to political extortion by federal fiat.

🚨 The Bottom Line:

This isn’t about fiscal discipline. This is about control.

Trump’s administration is holding the economy hostage—again.
This time, it’s not a shutdown. It’s a slow-motion collapse for an entire state.
And if they can do it to Maryland, they can do it to anyone.

📌 Sources:

• WMAR-2 News: Federal government poised to cut Maryland funding by more than double

• WJLA: Federal government cuts put Maryland at highest risk for recession in the US: Report

• WYPR: Maryland lawmakers contingency plan for federal funding cuts

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