It looks like President Trump, in his ongoing quest to govern like a reality show villain, just dropped a bombshell – a freeze on federal funding that he insists will be “temporary.” Don’t you just love it when the chaos agent in chief decides to play Monopoly with our tax dollars? Spoiler alert: the judge already hit the pause button on this latest episode of ‘What Not to Do with Government Funds.’

This freeze means that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is now suddenly a hipster coffee shop manager, only instead of carefully curating artisanal lattes, they’re reviewing trillions in federal grants and funding, all to ensure compliance with Trump’s racially-charged, transphobic agenda. Isn’t it comforting to know that your tax dollars are managed with such a discerning eye for bigotry?

Diane Yentel, the big kahuna at the National Council of Nonprofits, called this order a “potential five-alarm fire” for the nonprofits and communities that rely on federal help. Basically, it’s a political dumpster fire, and we’re all just hoping firefighters show up before things get even messier.

Putting on his caped crusader persona, California Attorney General Rob Bonta is teaming up with New York’s Leticia James and a growing choir of state attorneys general. They’re filing a lawsuit against this Trumpian maneuver, labeling it as “arbitrary and capricious”—which is just a fancy legal way of saying it’s completely bonkers.

Leticia James didn’t hold back, calling the policy “reckless, dangerous, illegal and unconstitutional.” Who knew lawyering could sound so dramatic? Amidst the concern, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt claimed that Social Security and student loans wouldn’t be affected. But what did she say about Medicaid? Oh right, total silence. It’s not like anyone cares about the well-being of millions of Americans dependent on that funding, right?

As for those living in states that lean toward red, brace yourselves—this freeze will hit your wallets too, but apparently only Democratic lawmakers are getting their feathers ruffled about it. In a moment of clarity, Sen. Patty Murray noted this policy would wreak havoc on everything from child care to cancer research.

Meanwhile, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries summed it up nicely: this is the “Republican Rip Off.” Because let’s be real, it’s all about funding GOP donor clubs and slipping money into the pockets of fat cats.

As the legal battle heats up, don’t hold your breath waiting for the White House to back off. With a federal judge stepping in to block the funding freeze, it seems like California and its allies are ready to play a long game of political chess with the Jenga tower that is Trump’s chaotic agenda. Spoiler: the next episode promises to be just as dramatic as the last.