Sen. John Kennedy: Democrats Critical of DOGE Are Not Talking About What Elon Musk Is ‘Finding’

MACCALLUM With that we ░░░░░░░░ in Louisiana Republican Senator ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy Senator always good ░░░░░░░░ have you with us ░░░░░░░░ was your reaction as ░░░░░░░░ watched this sort of ░░░░░░░░ than usual freewheeling press ░░░░░░░░ with these two foreign ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy Well number one ░░░░░░░░ find it refreshing after ░░░░░░░░ years where our president ░░░░░░░░ t talk to anyone ░░░░░░░░ two I was paying ░░░░░░░░ close attention to what ░░░░░░░░ president had to say ░░░░░░░░ reviewing spending I think ░░░░░░░░ would be fair to ░░░░░░░░ President Trump is dug ░░░░░░░░ like a tick He ░░░░░░░░ going to continue He ░░░░░░░░ on this issue he ░░░░░░░░ if you elect me ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ the spending Now I ░░░░░░░░ t know how you ░░░░░░░░ the spending without reviewing ░░░░░░░░ spending No fair minded ░░░░░░░░ can doubt that the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ the authority to review ░░░░░░░░ spending in the executive ░░░░░░░░ He has delegated that ░░░░░░░░ to Elon Musk A ░░░░░░░░ of my Democratic colleagues ░░░░░░░░ most of the members ░░░░░░░░ the tofu crowd are ░░░░░░░░ upset they re screaming ░░░░░░░░ Musk stole their dog ░░░░░░░░ something But one thing ░░░░░░░░ are not talking about ░░░░░░░░ what Mr Musk is ░░░░░░░░ I mean just at ░░░░░░░░ USAID he found hundreds ░░░░░░░░ millions maybe billions of ░░░░░░░░ worth of spending porn ░░░░░░░░ Senator let me ask ░░░░░░░░ something if I may ░░░░░░░░ wrote a piece about ░░░░░░░░ saying that there is ░░░░░░░░ ton of waste in ░░░░░░░░ And you heard President ░░░░░░░░ just moments ago he ░░░░░░░░ we re not going ░░░░░░░░ touch Social Security but ░░░░░░░░ has said that there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of bad ░░░░░░░░ who shouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ the list something to ░░░░░░░░ effect when it comes ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid What did you ░░░░░░░░ and write about this ░░░░░░░░ with regard to that ░░░░░░░░ The American people are ░░░░░░░░ most generous people in ░░░░░░░░ world If you are ░░░░░░░░ we will feed you ░░░░░░░░ you are homeless we ░░░░░░░░ house you And if ░░░░░░░░ re too poor to ░░░░░░░░ sick we will pay ░░░░░░░░ your doctor but all ░░░░░░░░ it costs money We ░░░░░░░░ spending about a trillion ░░░░░░░░ a year on Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ Biden increased it by ░░░░░░░░ 40 percent We estimate ░░░░░░░░ there is between 10 ░░░░░░░░ 30 million people on ░░░░░░░░ who are perfectly able ░░░░░░░░ work I ve got ░░░░░░░░ bill that says if ░░░░░░░░ are between 18 and ░░░░░░░░ you are not disabled ░░░░░░░░ don t have any ░░░░░░░░ kids at home so ░░░░░░░░ re not talking about ░░░░░░░░ mother with a sick ░░░░░░░░ in her arms you ░░░░░░░░ got to work 20 ░░░░░░░░ a week That will ░░░░░░░░ us according to CBO ░░░░░░░░ 100 billion over 10 ░░░░░░░░ MACCALLUM Yeah right there ░░░░░░░░ It s not just ░░░░░░░░ the money It s ░░░░░░░░ just about the money ░░░░░░░░ s a moral principle ░░░░░░░░ you can work you ░░░░░░░░ work These programs were ░░░░░░░░ meant to be parking ░░░░░░░░ they were meant to ░░░░░░░░ bridges And for some ░░░░░░░░ not everybody on Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ for some people the ░░░░░░░░ way to get back ░░░░░░░░ your feet is to ░░░░░░░░ off your ass MACCALLUM ░░░░░░░░ well put And the ░░░░░░░░ that you wrote it ░░░░░░░░ very interesting And the ░░░░░░░░ is that if you ░░░░░░░░ able bodied and you ░░░░░░░░ accepting Medicaid you should ░░░░░░░░ working as well gainfully ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy Yeah MACCALLUM And ░░░░░░░░ s an idea that ░░░░░░░░ think would be common ░░░░░░░░ to a lot of ░░░░░░░░ You also pointed out ░░░░░░░░ psychological benefits of going ░░░░░░░░ work and having a ░░░░░░░░ and that that is ░░░░░░░░ pulls people out of ░░░░░░░░ where they need this ░░░░░░░░ of aid Interesting piece ░░░░░░░░ thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ s always good to ░░░░░░░░ you with us Thank ░░░░░░░░ sir Kennedy Thank you ░░░░░░░░