Russ Vought: Snowstorm Boss, Mosquito-Net Slayer, Grim Reaper Extraordinaire
On Feb 12, 2024, amid 6 inches of DC snow and a two-hour federal delay, OMB director Russell 'Vote' Vought held a no-snooze meeting to slash foreign aid like a budget ninja. Known for redirecting billions to Trump's border wall and freezing $214 million aid to Ukraine, Russ dazzled in blue suits and tortoiseshell glasses, embodying the bureaucrat he claims to hate. He wanted foreign aid near zero despite warnings that people might dieāhis response? 'You could say that about any of these cuts.' After a grim January 6 loyalty, Russ became Washington's Grim Reaper, halting $26 billion in blue-state projects, and feeding USAID 'into the wood chipper' alongside Elon Musk's DOGE. Exclusive meeting rooms got real icy.
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Russ Vought turned a 6-inch DC snow day into a bureaucratic axe-fest cutting foreign aid to 'as close to zero as possible' while chilling his staff more than the weather. Mosquito nets & peace agencies bewareāhe's not your average snowday boss!
When the government delays two hours for snow but your budget director summons you immediately to dismantle anti-malaria nets, you know Russ Vought means business and absolutely no hugs or blankets.
Russ Vought's idea of helping America: freeze millions for Ukraine, slash mosquito nets, and play Grim Reaper to $7T in spending. Move over Darth Vader, DC just got a new budget villain.
Source: Propublica | Published: 10/17/2025 | Author: by Andy Kroll
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