Nancy Pelosi Says 90% of Foreign Aid Is Actually Spent in the U.S.

Mitchell Joining me now ░░░░░░░░ Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ so much to talk ░░░░░░░░ So first of all ░░░░░░░░ reaction to these first ░░░░░░░░ the first three weeks ░░░░░░░░ been the shutdown of ░░░░░░░░ departments already foreign aid ░░░░░░░░ by Elon Musk s ░░░░░░░░ to get into the ░░░░░░░░ payment system I mean ░░░░░░░░ to start What do ░░░░░░░░ think about Pelosi Well ░░░░░░░░ Mitchell what Democrats should ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi We re very ░░░░░░░░ of Hakeem Jeffries our ░░░░░░░░ He has given us ░░░░░░░░ on our priorities what ░░░░░░░░ re here to fight ░░░░░░░░ but also how we ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration with ░░░░░░░░ in the courts legislation ░░░░░░░░ the floor of the ░░░░░░░░ as well as communication ░░░░░░░░ mobilization at the grassroots ░░░░░░░░ Our focus has largely ░░░░░░░░ on domestic now they ░░░░░░░░ doing some foreign affair ░░░░░░░░ Warner I thought perfectly ░░░░░░░░ the issues that relate ░░░░░░░░ intelligence asking for the ░░░░░░░░ of sources of sources ░░░░░░░░ therefore methods of our ░░░░░░░░ which is there to ░░░░░░░░ our men and women ░░░░░░░░ uniform and the American ░░░░░░░░ is with stiff competition ░░░░░░░░ of the worst ideas ░░░░░░░░ this administration so far ░░░░░░░░ stiff competition the worst ░░░░░░░░ I don t even ░░░░░░░░ President Trump knows about ░░░░░░░░ because it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ reach the level of ░░░░░░░░ lack of sophistication in ░░░░░░░░ of intelligence But in ░░░░░░░░ of this you named ░░░░░░░░ things And the what ░░░░░░░░ re doing at the ░░░░░░░░ Department is directly connected ░░░░░░░░ the kitchen table of ░░░░░░░░ people in terms of ░░░░░░░░ privacy of their information ░░░░░░░░ prescriptions you or I ░░░░░░░░ be taking are now ░░░░░░░░ their hands They can ░░░░░░░░ that known The issues ░░░░░░░░ cutting spending and as ░░░░░░░░ negotiate the bills is ░░░░░░░░ rural America Virginia So ░░░░░░░░ rural community health centers ░░░░░░░░ being shut down in ░░░░░░░░ Republican governor state here ░░░░░░░░ this has a people ░░░░░░░░ to understand that this ░░░░░░░░ t only about global ░░░░░░░░ is about you It ░░░░░░░░ about personal Mitchell Well ░░░░░░░░ fact 2 billion of ░░░░░░░░ USAID budget is to ░░░░░░░░ American farmers surplus crops ░░░░░░░░ feed the starving people ░░░░░░░░ Sudan and Gaza and ░░░░░░░░ in the world So ░░░░░░░░ farmers are complaining Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ thank you for making ░░░░░░░░ point But mostly all ░░░░░░░░ our foreign assistance has ░░░░░░░░ invested in Ukraine Almost ░░░░░░░░ percent of the money ░░░░░░░░ we spent on a ░░░░░░░░ for Ukraine is spent ░░░░░░░░ the United States Almost ░░░░░░░░ much of the humanitarian ░░░░░░░░ as well Mitchell To ░░░░░░░░ defense industry manufacturing those ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi It s about ░░░░░░░░ jobs jobs in the ░░░░░░░░ States But these issues ░░░░░░░░ example Medicaid the threat ░░░░░░░░ they are to Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ people think of as ░░░░░░░░ poor people program and ░░░░░░░░ poor children it is ░░░░░░░░ a large amount of ░░░░░░░░ money that is spent ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid is for middle ░░░░░░░░ family benefit for their ░░░░░░░░ to have health care ░░░░░░░░ term care long term ░░░░░░░░ on a place where ░░░░░░░░ is covered Otherwise they ░░░░░░░░ be living in their ░░░░░░░░ which they may or ░░░░░░░░ not have the space ░░░░░░░░ or the just the ░░░░░░░░ for So again this ░░░░░░░░ about what their their ░░░░░░░░ in life is to ░░░░░░░░ tax cuts to the ░░░░░░░░ That s the only ░░░░░░░░ they did when they ░░░░░░░░ the power before Two ░░░░░░░░ dollars to the national ░░░░░░░░ 83 percent of the ░░░░░░░░ to the top 1 ░░░░░░░░ And they want to ░░░░░░░░ it again even bigger ░░░░░░░░ so how do they ░░░░░░░░ that but by saying ░░░░░░░░ we have to cut ░░░░░░░░ other things that go ░░░░░░░░ to the kitchen table ░░░░░░░░ tariffs ridiculous right to ░░░░░░░░ kitchen table increasing costs ░░░░░░░░ than reducing costs which ░░░░░░░░ president said was a ░░░░░░░░ for him.”