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Joe Lancaster

No, HHS Didn't Spend $8 Million 'Making Mice Transgender'

During the first address to Congress of his second term this week, President Donald Trump bragged about the accomplishments he achieved during his first weeks back in office.

"It was exactly what you'd expect," wrote Reason's Liz Wolfe. "Trump emphasized border security and law enforcement, the cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency…and the importance of ending the war in Ukraine."

But while calling out some of the newly uncovered waste and fraud, specifically at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) during President Joe Biden's administration, Trump made an inaccurate claim that his White House has continued doubling down on.

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