03/21/2026
The hypocrisy is staggering and deadly.
This administration told us it was about “efficiency,” “cutting waste,” and “eliminating fraud.” That was the sales pitch. That was the justification. That was the lie.
Because what followed wasn’t reform, it was devastation.
They gutted entire departments. They laid off hundreds of thousands of workers, disproportionately impacting Black women, one of the most educated and economically stabilizing demographics in this country. They slashed programs that serve the poor, the sick, and the vulnerable, healthcare, cancer research, food assistance, education.
All in the name of “fiscal responsibility.”
But now, suddenly, there’s no shortage of money.
A billion dollars a day for war and an additional $250 billion request on the horizon. Endless resources for foreign conflict, but empty pockets when it comes to American lives.
This was never about saving money, it was about deciding who’s worth investing in and who’s not. Apparently, in this administration’s eyes, Black women aren’t. Cancer patients aren’t. Working families aren’t. The poor aren’t.
But war is.
And what makes this even more egregious is the silence, and in many cases, the support of those who claim to follow Jesus.
The same Jesus who healed the sick. The same Jesus who fed the hungry. The same Jesus who said, “Whatever you do to the least of these, you do also to me.” Yet those who wrap themselves in crosses and wave Bibles the loudest are cheering policies that strip healthcare, ignore suffering, and prioritize bombs over bread.
You cannot claim to serve the Prince of Peace while celebrating war, violence, death, and destruction. You cannot preach compassion while supporting policies that crush the vulnerable. You cannot quote scripture on Sunday and co-sign cruelty on Monday.
This administration, a complicit Congress, the judiciary that enables it, and the people who support it, aren’t just hypocritical, they’re morally bankrupt.
Talbert Swan
