Harold Ford Jr. On DOGE Cuts: ‘$55 Billion Is Not a Lot of Money,’ ‘I Wouldn’t Take a Victory Lap’

PERINO Okay Harold what ░░░░░░░░ you think of this ░░░░░░░░ FORD JR I thought ░░░░░░░░ was good I will ░░░░░░░░ 55 billion is not ░░░░░░░░ lot of money in ░░░░░░░░ scheme of things when ░░░░░░░░ look at government It ░░░░░░░░ less than 0 2 ░░░░░░░░ of our federal PIRRO ░░░░░░░░ million sic more than ░░░░░░░░ Biden returned FORD JR ░░░░░░░░ me finish PIRRO Done ░░░░░░░░ JR 55 billion I ░░░░░░░░ for that I am ░░░░░░░░ rooting out the waste ░░░░░░░░ and abuse but in ░░░░░░░░ real world I just ░░░░░░░░ not take a victory ░░░░░░░░ this early I think ░░░░░░░░ you re gonna I ░░░░░░░░ looking I was looking ░░░░░░░░ Mr Musk to not ░░░░░░░░ identify areas where there ░░░░░░░░ waste fraud and abuse ░░░░░░░░ give me areas where ░░░░░░░░ can be more efficient ░░░░░░░░ if you want to ░░░░░░░░ this show those areas ░░░░░░░░ show what you will ░░░░░░░░ the money for once ░░░░░░░░ are able to produce ░░░░░░░░ savings and secure these ░░░░░░░░ and increase the sufficiency ░░░░░░░░ we all want to ░░░░░░░░ I think President Trump ░░░░░░░░ interview was a great ░░░░░░░░ Sean did a great ░░░░░░░░ This is not anything ░░░░░░░░ on Sean but I ░░░░░░░░ not take a victory ░░░░░░░░ for 60 billion I ░░░░░░░░ the country is looking ░░░░░░░░ this president to find ░░░░░░░░ to cut taxes on ░░░░░░░░ tips to make sure ░░░░░░░░ are no taxes on ░░░░░░░░ s overtime I think ░░░░░░░░ would even find more ░░░░░░░░ supporting this if they ░░░░░░░░ This is what we ░░░░░░░░ going to use the ░░░░░░░░ for Talking about a ░░░░░░░░ check they don t ░░░░░░░░ to reach 2 trillion ░░░░░░░░ that PERINO But the ░░░░░░░░ idea is to reduce ░░░░░░░░ size of government so ░░░░░░░░ all of us can ░░░░░░░░ FORD JR But Dana ░░░░░░░░ and I both worked ░░░░░░░░ government 55 billion PERINO ░░░░░░░░ know FORD JR Let ░░░░░░░░ not kid ourselves Again ░░░░░░░░ would not take a ░░░░░░░░ lap PERINO How much ░░░░░░░░ would you need to ░░░░░░░░ in order to take ░░░░░░░░ victory lap Jesse WATTERS ░░░░░░░░ take victory laps when ░░░░░░░░ brush my teeth Dana ░░░░░░░░ Just lapping the field ░░░░░░░░ day WATTERS Harold first ░░░░░░░░ all 55 billion is ░░░░░░░░ lot of money okay ░░░░░░░░ they have not even ░░░░░░░░ the software yet The ░░░░░░░░ is from the 60s ░░░░░░░░ they upgrade the software ░░░░░░░░ will streamline it and ░░░░░░░░ ll save money Let ░░░░░░░░ tell you a story ░░░░░░░░ Chris Chris was a ░░░░░░░░ I met at a ░░░░░░░░ event in New Jersey ░░░░░░░░ year FORD JR Was ░░░░░░░░ in the interview or ░░░░░░░░ is another guy GUTFELD ░░░░░░░░ he male or female ░░░░░░░░ Let me finish Laughter ░░░░░░░░ love you FORD JR ░░░░░░░░ billion WATTERS So he ░░░░░░░░ a 20 year veteran ░░░░░░░░ the U.S. Military.”