Taxpayers Spared $120 Million as Administration Targets Wasteful DEI Spending

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a decisive move to protect American taxpayers and uphold pro-life values, the Trump administration is set to freeze $120 million in federal family planning grants, including $20 million that would have gone to Planned Parenthood, the controversial organization founded by Margaret Sanger in 1916. The announcement, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, signals a long-overdue crackdown on wasteful spending and the misuse of public funds under the guise of “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) initiatives—a key promise of President Donald Trump’s agenda.

The funds, part of the Health and Human Services’ Title X program, have historically bankrolled a sprawling network of 4,000 clinics providing contraception, STI testing, and other services. But for years, conservatives have sounded the alarm over Planned Parenthood’s role as a major recipient, arguing that its abortion services—however indirectly supported—clash with the values of millions of Americans. While federal law bans taxpayer dollars from directly funding abortions, the fungibility of these grants has allowed Planned Parenthood to thrive, raking in profits while advancing a radical agenda rooted in Sanger’s troubling eugenics legacy.

“This is a victory for the unborn and for hardworking Americans who don’t want their money funneled to an abortion giant,” said Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), a vocal supporter of the freeze. “President Trump is keeping his promise to defund Planned Parenthood and root out the woke nonsense infiltrating our government.” The administration’s review of Title X spending, which covers about half of this year’s budget, will ensure that no taxpayer dollars prop up DEI programs—a move cheered by fiscal conservatives and pro-life advocates alike.

Predictably, the left is up in arms. Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson decried the freeze as an attack on “birth control, cancer screenings, and STI testing,” conveniently glossing over the organization’s status as the nation’s largest abortion provider. Liberal lawmakers like Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) have joined the chorus, accusing Trump of “hijacking lifesaving funding” in a “deranged” anti-DEI crusade. But their outrage rings hollow when you consider that Title X was never meant to be a blank check for progressive pet projects or Sanger’s ideological heirs.

Margaret Sanger’s Planned Parenthood has long been a lightning rod, and for good reason. Her eugenicist views—once touted as progressive—cast a dark shadow over the organization’s claims of moral superiority. Today, conservatives see this funding freeze as a chance to redirect resources to community health centers that don’t double as abortion mills. With $120 million on the line, the Trump administration is sending a clear message: taxpayer money should serve the public good, not pad the coffers of a polarizing outfit with a questionable past.