Sean Duffy on blue states: "What I can do is I can pull their money. That's the leverage I do have ..."

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Ron Filipkowski
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Sean Duffy says he now has veto power over appropriations passed by Congress and signed into law. He is the dictator over infrastructure funds. If you do something he doesn’t like, you lose the funds passed by Congress. bsky.app/profile/atru...

‪Aaron Rupar‬
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Sean Duffy on blue states: "What I can do is I can pull their money. That's the leverage I do have ... I guarantee you that the federal taxpayer is not going to fund their roads and bridges and their systems when they are putting illegals on the roads."


9:04 AM · Dec 23, 2025

Sean Duffy says he now has veto power over appropriations passed by Congress and signed into law. He is the dictator over infrastructure funds. If you do something he doesn’t like, you lose the funds passed by Congress. bsky.app/profile/atru...

— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2025-12-23T14:04:39.305Z

Aaron Rupar
‪@atrupar.com‬

Sean Duffy on blue states: "What I can do is I can pull their money. That's the leverage I do have ... I guarantee you that the federal taxpayer is not going to fund their roads and bridges and their systems when they are putting illegals on the roads."


8:27 AM · Dec 23, 2025

Sean Duffy on blue states: "What I can do is I can pull their money. That's the leverage I do have ... I guarantee you that the federal taxpayer is not going to fund their roads and bridges and their systems when they are putting illegals on the roads."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-12-23T13:27:35.189Z

[dem4decades]

1. He is the King's man, I'm sure the king will back him.

[usonian]

2. Much of the money comes from blue states.

Attorneys General United.

[Wounded Bear]

3. MOST of the money comes from blue states...

FIFY

[usonian]

5. I hedge my bets when I don't have stats on hand.

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It has been too interesting/busy lately.

I have 100 tabs open.

Time to save them and get back to chores.

[newdeal2]

4. With a sane SCOTUS, this wouldn't be a real threat

But here we are.

[Javaman]

6. yeah, that will turn those blue states red alright...

[sakabatou]

7. Blue states: Fine, we'll withhold all taxes to the federal government.

[Mister Ed]

14. Difficult because those federal taxes are paid by individual taxpayers, and not by their home state.

The money doesn't pass through the hands of our state government on its way to the IRS.

[obamanut2012]

8. Good, then all of my Federal tax money can stay here in California

[Irish_Dem]

9. Steal the blue state money and take away their rights.

We are heading to civil war territory.

[Wednesdays]

10. "Do as I say, and nobody gets hurt." nt

[Hugin]

11. "It's a nice little blue state you've got going here. It'd be a shame if something happened to it." n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

12. Sorry, but you do not have a legal authority to do that, assh*le.

[LonePirate]

13. These morons really do think they will hold power forever.

I wonder if Duffy would be OK if the next Dem Secretary of Transportation withheld funds from red states.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

15. Where does this brainiac think federal money comes from?

The magical money fairy?

What a colossal asshole.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. That's what happens when you appoint an MTV clown Transportation Secretary

[ProudMNDemocrat]

17. Jesus will judge these MAGAts by their actions towards His Brethren.

And rest assured, He will not be merciful.