The nominee’s combative disdain for Congress’s power of the purse makes him unqualified.

Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Russell Vought arrives to testify during a hearing of the House Budget Committee about President Trump's budget for Fiscal Year 2021, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Russell Vought has signaled he hopes to slash spending — and push the limits of presidential power to achieve Trump’s agenda.

President Donald Trump’s administration issued a memo Monday ordering widespread federal assistance to be temporarily paused, as Trump and his allies have argued he can block government funds that Congress has already authorized, despite a federal law forbidding it.

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Russell Vought, tapped to lead the Office of Management ... which led to Trump’s first impeachment during his first term.

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Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget Director ... Bondi, a longtime Trump ally who was one of his lawyers during his first impeachment trial, was elected as Florida’s first female ...

Buried within one of the dozens of executive orders that President Donald Trump issued in his first days in office is a section titled “Terminating the Green New Deal.” As presidential directives go,

The framers stated clearly that Congress, not the president, should hold the power of the purse. Trump has tried this power grab before and was impeached over it.

Vought, who was believed to be a major player in the controversial "Project 2025" blueprint, wrote "I believe that the 2020 election was rigged.”