Steve Moore: We Could ‘Easily Cut Every Program’ 10 to 20% Percent Across the Board and ‘Americans Wouldn’t Even Feel It’

GOWDY You re an ░░░░░░░░ so I know you ░░░░░░░░ handle it Do presidents ░░░░░░░░ too much credit for ░░░░░░░░ good economy and therefore ░░░░░░░░ too much blame for ░░░░░░░░ bad one I mean ░░░░░░░░ presidents really actually impact ░░░░░░░░ economy that much and ░░░░░░░░ so how MOORE Oh ░░░░░░░░ sure do I mean ░░░░░░░░ at what happened with ░░░░░░░░ when he took over ░░░░░░░░ Jimmy Carter Within a ░░░░░░░░ or 18 months he ░░░░░░░░ turned around the direction ░░░░░░░░ the American economy and ░░░░░░░░ had the biggest boom ░░░░░░░░ American history Look what ░░░░░░░░ when Trump took over ░░░░░░░░ Obama People kind of ░░░░░░░░ how bad the economy ░░░░░░░░ been under Obama I ░░░░░░░░ by the beginning of ░░░░░░░░ right before Covid hit ░░░░░░░░ we have the best ░░░░░░░░ ever there is no ░░░░░░░░ Trump can lose Who ░░░░░░░░ ve ever thought you ░░░░░░░░ have something like a ░░░░░░░░ that would change everything ░░░░░░░░ when you have an ░░░░░░░░ like that Trey like ░░░░░░░░ pandemic that is something ░░░░░░░░ a terrorist attack that ░░░░░░░░ obviously change the direction ░░░░░░░░ the economy Policy matters ░░░░░░░░ s why I m ░░░░░░░░ this business that s ░░░░░░░░ you were in this ░░░░░░░░ when you were in ░░░░░░░░ because the policies that ░░░░░░░░ make have an incredible ░░░░░░░░ on the living standards ░░░░░░░░ Americans GOWDY I want ░░░░░░░░ ask you about a ░░░░░░░░ that is a little ░░░░░░░░ dicey political but it ░░░░░░░░ important deficit spending Does ░░░░░░░░ have an impact on ░░░░░░░░ economy And if so ░░░░░░░░ mean mandatory spending seems ░░░░░░░░ be the driver of ░░░░░░░░ debt and deficit does ░░░░░░░░ have to be addressed ░░░░░░░░ you can ever fully ░░░░░░░░ a handle on the ░░░░░░░░ MOORE Well certainly our ░░░░░░░░ is exploding every single ░░░░░░░░ of this show knows ░░░░░░░░ When I first came ░░░░░░░░ Washington in the mid ░░░░░░░░ you re not going ░░░░░░░░ believe this Trey the ░░░░░░░░ national debt was 1 ░░░░░░░░ and here we are ░░░░░░░░ years later and the ░░░░░░░░ is closing in on ░░░░░░░░ trillion And everyone knows ░░░░░░░░ this is wrong everyone ░░░░░░░░ it s harmful And ░░░░░░░░ ve gotta say the ░░░░░░░░ has gone up under ░░░░░░░░ and Democrats Let s ░░░░░░░░ it I mean you ░░░░░░░░ in Congress you know ░░░░░░░░ politicians love to play ░░░░░░░░ Claus They love to ░░░░░░░░ out goodies but they ░░░░░░░░ t like to cut ░░░░░░░░ I think when you ░░░░░░░░ in Congress we did ░░░░░░░░ some improvement But the ░░░░░░░░ important thing let me ░░░░░░░░ give you one example ░░░░░░░░ Biden has a 350 ░░░░░░░░ not million 350 billion ░░░░░░░░ energy slush fund in ░░░░░░░░ budget He is using ░░░░░░░░ to just pass out ░░░░░░░░ money to all of ░░░░░░░░ favorite friends just like ░░░░░░░░ announced again this week ░░░░░░░░ he is going to ░░░░░░░░ out more taxpayer dollars ░░░░░░░░ student loan bailouts That ░░░░░░░░ inappropriate That should be ░░░░░░░░ We could in my ░░░░░░░░ and you were in ░░░░░░░░ we could easily cut ░░░░░░░░ program 10 or 15 ░░░░░░░░ 20 across the board ░░░░░░░░ would not even feel ░░░░░░░░ And then we have ░░░░░░░░ get the economy growing ░░░░░░░░ have to get back ░░░░░░░░ the booming economy we ░░░░░░░░ under Reagan and Trump ░░░░░░░░ you will see revenues ░░░░░░░░ in and that will ░░░░░░░░ down the deficit.”