Karoline Leavitt Smacks Down NBC’s Alexander: Why Is the Media So Against Cutting Waste, Fraud, and Abuse?

ALEXANDER We re now ░░░░░░░░ from constituents in some ░░░░░░░░ red districts right now ░░░░░░░░ about what they say ░░░░░░░░ the chainsaw approach and ░░░░░░░░ that it s been ░░░░░░░░ very sloppily the cuts ░░░░░░░░ jobs and spending How ░░░░░░░░ you respond to that ░░░░░░░░ LEAVITT I love how ░░░░░░░░ media takes a few ░░░░░░░░ when the overwhelming response ░░░░░░░░ the American people is ░░░░░░░░ for what this administration ░░░░░░░░ doing If you look ░░░░░░░░ the public polling 70 ░░░░░░░░ Americans according to CBS ░░░░░░░░ that President Trump is ░░░░░░░░ on the promises he ░░░░░░░░ And there should be ░░░░░░░░ should be no secret ░░░░░░░░ the fact that this ░░░░░░░░ is committed to cutting ░░░░░░░░ fraud and abuse The ░░░░░░░░ campaigned on that promise ░░░░░░░░ elected him on that ░░░░░░░░ and he s actually ░░░░░░░░ on it And this ░░░░░░░░ something that Democrats promised ░░░░░░░░ would do for decades ░░░░░░░░ Trump is just the ░░░░░░░░ president to get it ░░░░░░░░ ALEXANDER Let me ask ░░░░░░░░ about the fraud if ░░░░░░░░ can We can all ░░░░░░░░ our own opinion about ░░░░░░░░ is wasteful spending Republicans ░░░░░░░░ praised the president for ░░░░░░░░ wasteful spending But fraud ░░░░░░░░ course is a crime ░░░░░░░░ have you turned over ░░░░░░░░ of fraud to the ░░░░░░░░ Department And when should ░░░░░░░░ expect toe see those ░░░░░░░░ LEAVITT It s a ░░░░░░░░ question First of all ░░░░░░░░ think all Americans would ░░░░░░░░ that funding mastectomies in ░░░░░░░░ is not something that ░░░░░░░░ American people should be ░░░░░░░░ ALEXANDER Is that fraud ░░░░░░░░ or DEI programs I ░░░░░░░░ it s fraudulent that ░░░░░░░░ American government has been ░░░░░░░░ off taxpayers in this ░░░░░░░░ And we also do ░░░░░░░░ there has been extensive ░░░░░░░░ particularly if you look ░░░░░░░░ Social Security In fact ░░░░░░░░ to an IG report ░░░░░░░░ the Social Security Administration ░░░░░░░░ was 71 billion worth ░░░░░░░░ fraud in one single ░░░░░░░░ year that we know ░░░░░░░░ And so that is ░░░░░░░░ lot of fraud Peter ░░░░░░░░ the government has admitted ░░░░░░░░ So this administration is ░░░░░░░░ to finding even more ░░░░░░░░ that fraud waste and ░░░░░░░░ ALEXANDER To be clear ░░░░░░░░ 71 billion was from ░░░░░░░░ to 2022 so it ░░░░░░░░ t in just one ░░░░░░░░ LEAVITT 71 billion ALEXANDER ░░░░░░░░ it wasn t in ░░░░░░░░ year just to be ░░░░░░░░ LEAVITT In one report ░░░░░░░░ It was in one ░░░░░░░░ over multiple years from ░░░░░░░░ to 2022 LEAVITT So ░░░░░░░░ you defending 71 billion ░░░░░░░░ fraud Peter That s ░░░░░░░░ lot of money Far ░░░░░░░░ much And that s ░░░░░░░░ this administration why is ░░░░░░░░ media so against cutting ░░░░░░░░ fraud and abuse from ░░░░░░░░ government I don t ░░░░░░░░ it ALEXANDER I just ░░░░░░░░ to ask a question ░░░░░░░░ We won t be ░░░░░░░░ we will not be ░░░░░░░░ from people like you ░░░░░░░░ the press who are ░░░░░░░░ adamantly opposed to cutting ░░░░░░░░ fraud and abuse but ░░░░░░░░ know that American taxpayers ░░░░░░░░ home who have been ░░░░░░░░ with an inflationary crisis ░░░░░░░░ t want their tax ░░░░░░░░ going towards crazy DEI ░░░░░░░░ in countries overseas They ░░░░░░░░ don t like the ░░░░░░░░ that there has been ░░░░░░░░ billion worth of fraud ░░░░░░░░ Social Security and improper ░░░░░░░░ going out the door ░░░░░░░░ s a problem that ░░░░░░░░ to be fixed and ░░░░░░░░ Trump is going to ░░░░░░░░ it That s your ░░░░░░░░ question Elena do you ░░░░░░░░ anything to ask?”