Comment Re:Now we're just haggling over the price (Score 1) 82
> The President can only direct funds at his discretion if the Congress has allocated those funds for him.
Well, in theory. Biden tried several times to soak taxpayers for student loans without Congressional approval, and that was up to a trillion dollars all told. Trump kept trying to divert funds for his wall.
If you think "falling" for Trump's trolling over this measly export tax is silly, take it up with the many pundits both pro and con who think it is worth their clickbait.