Former Georgia proud candidate Stasi Abrams defended himself after President Trump gave his name in his address at a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night.
Speaking of the waste costs, Trump said that his Government Efficiency Department (DOGE) discovered that $ 9 billion was used to form a focused committee on the deerbonization of the houses. He claimed that the committee was led by Abrams.
“We know she is involved – at the last moment, money was passed by a woman named Stacey Abrams.” “Have you ever heard of it?”
The leading Democrat returned to a position on the Social Platform X late Tuesday night, suggesting that the President focuses on reducing taxes for billionaires, such as his senior adviser Alon Musk, instead of delivering to the American people.
“I am proud to protect civil rights and reduce the cost of energy for the Georgians,” Abrams wrote on X.
He added, “Someone has to deliver-because Trump is taking our hard money to cut the tax of Alon Musk.”
The president’s claim has been labeled as “exaggerated” by A. New York Times Fact-Checker. Also considered politifect The version of the claim – that Abram stole $ 2 billion from taxpayers ” -” false. “
Claims are caused by the provision of inflation reduction act, which directed Congress to provide grants to institutions across the country to improve ENERGY-efficient home.
Power -forward communities, the alliance of five organizations concentrated on deerbonizing housing, received a grant of $ 2 billion. Abrams served a year as a senior adviser to one of the five coalition organizations, but did not lead the group.
In one CNN On Wednesday morning, when Trump was asked to respond to the mention of his name, Abrams responded extensively.
“He is trying to distract Americans from the failure of giving any promises to Americans, and instead of doing his job, he obeys the people of us who are acting as the American people,” Abram said host John Burman, replied to Trump’s allegations.
“To reduce the cost of ENERGY Raza for the real people of the Georgia state, and to work with organizations who want to do it across the country, I am very proud of what I have worked, because Donald Trump is failing in his promises and focusing on small returns instead of fulfilling his promises.”
Georgia Democrat was also asked to describe its affiliation with the federal grant coalition.
“I have led a project in the southwest Georgia that has reduced the cost of Energy for struggling families, and I am unusually proud of that work,” Abrams said.
She later said, “I didn’t work for the entity grant I received.” Eventually, I worked for one of the partner organizations, but I was a part of pushing and showing America that we had the ability to lower prices, there is money, desire, ability.
Abrams added, “But there is no ready to let Donald Trump and his luckies really benefit American people to avail these services.”
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