Amy Walter on Spending Cuts: ‘Voters Actually Like What They Are Seeing’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BAIER We ░░░░░░░░ seen and heard a ░░░░░░░░ of outrage from Democrats ░░░░░░░░ and activists Here is ░░░░░░░░ of it Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ They are picking us ░░░░░░░░ one by one Yesterday ░░░░░░░░ was one agency The ░░░░░░░░ before it was another ░░░░░░░░ You know doge is ░░░░░░░░ from agency to agency ░░░░░░░░ it s the plague ░░░░░░░░ The federal government it ░░░░░░░░ not Twitter right You ░░░░░░░░ t move fast and ░░░░░░░░ things and all that ░░░░░░░░ up getting scrambled is ░░░░░░░░ code This is real ░░░░░░░░ s lives ROY They ░░░░░░░░ too much Exposing all ░░░░░░░░ fraud we have all ░░░░░░░░ watching unfold Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ It s waste fraud ░░░░░░░░ abuse Amy I m ░░░░░░░░ how that plays politically ░░░░░░░░ the country WALTER Right ░░░░░░░░ think this is going ░░░░░░░░ be fascinating to watch ░░░░░░░░ these next few months ░░░░░░░░ today you could make ░░░░░░░░ argument that voters actually ░░░░░░░░ what they are seeing ░░░░░░░░ feel like this is ░░░░░░░░ the president campaigned on ░░░░░░░░ nobody is going to ░░░░░░░░ to defend something called ░░░░░░░░ fraud and abuse At ░░░░░░░░ same time what we ░░░░░░░░ hearing not just from ░░░░░░░░ but from Republican members ░░░░░░░░ districts are being impacted ░░░░░░░░ these cuts whether it ░░░░░░░░ a freeze on hiring ░░░░░░░░ state parks if that ░░░░░░░░ in New York district ░░░░░░░░ on some of the ░░░░░░░░ funding where these farmers ░░░░░░░░ sitting with a lot ░░░░░░░░ grain that they were ░░░░░░░░ to ship to these ░░░░░░░░ and of course the ░░░░░░░░ freezes that are impacting ░░░░░░░░ facilities So right now ░░░░░░░░ are right the legislature ░░░░░░░░ left it in the ░░░░░░░░ of the president whether ░░░░░░░░ s going to continue ░░░░░░░░ if constituents of these ░░░░░░░░ members not just Democrats ░░░░░░░░ Republican members start to ░░░░░░░░ forward and start to ░░░░░░░░ their dismay.”