Scott Jennings to CNN Panel: You’re Alleging that Musk Is Writing Himself Grants

JENNINGS I mean this ░░░░░░░░ the blueprint that they ░░░░░░░░ to pass to move ░░░░░░░░ with their reconciliation plans ░░░░░░░░ they re trying to ░░░░░░░░ something pretty serious and ░░░░░░░░ s shrink the size ░░░░░░░░ a government that rarely ░░░░░░░░ smaller It s hard ░░░░░░░░ do HINOJOSA I have ░░░░░░░░ idea for them Why ░░░░░░░░ t they cut the ░░░░░░░░ billion that Musk has ░░░░░░░░ in federal funding I ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS What would you ░░░░░░░░ to cut specifically HINOJOSA ░░░░░░░░ would JENNINGS Him rescuing ░░░░░░░░ astronauts giving internet to ░░░░░░░░ HINOJOSA It s not ░░░░░░░░ no no no he ░░░░░░░░ not rescuing our astronauts ░░░░░░░░ Hold on hold on ░░░░░░░░ on So Elon s ░░░░░░░░ are fine but everybody ░░░░░░░░ s programs it doesn ░░░░░░░░ matter what they are ░░░░░░░░ go ahead and cut ░░░░░░░░ Well she said she ░░░░░░░░ to cut him out ░░░░░░░░ the government He does ░░░░░░░░ lot of important things ░░░░░░░░ m just asking what ░░░░░░░░ she want to get ░░░░░░░░ of We need a ░░░░░░░░ program I think PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ HINOJOSA We re not ░░░░░░░░ about a space program ░░░░░░░░ m talking about how ░░░░░░░░ Musk the wealthiest person ░░░░░░░░ the world is in ░░░░░░░░ federal government making decisions ░░░░░░░░ grants and about funding ░░░░░░░░ he benefits from those ░░░░░░░░ He has people in ░░░░░░░░ number of government agencies ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s true HINOJOSA Yes ░░░░░░░░ is true Including the ░░░░░░░░ in order to find ░░░░░░░░ to gain grants and ░░░░░░░░ make more money And ░░░░░░░░ you okay with that ░░░░░░░░ that something you re ░░░░░░░░ with You re for ░░░░░░░░ You re for cutting ░░░░░░░░ you re not for ░░░░░░░░ Musk JENNINGS I think ░░░░░░░░ re full of it ░░░░░░░░ HINOJOSA I know I ░░░░░░░░ not full of it ░░░░░░░░ have sources at the ░░░░░░░░ who told us JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ he provides all sorts ░░░░░░░░ services that PHILLIP Scott ░░░░░░░░ a second We just ░░░░░░░░ about how he s ░░░░░░░░ a grant from the ░░░░░░░░ for Starlink right now ░░░░░░░░ Okay PHILLIP So to ░░░░░░░░ point he is receiving ░░░░░░░░ grant right now in ░░░░░░░░ that he has his ░░░░░░░░ in through DOGE That ░░░░░░░░ actually what Trump said ░░░░░░░░ not happen but it ░░░░░░░░ happening JENNINGS Are you ░░░░░░░░ saying that the government ░░░░░░░░ not be able to ░░░░░░░░ with private companies for ░░░░░░░░ Jones No the government ░░░░░░░░ t be able to ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS Just not the ░░░░░░░░ you don t like ░░░░░░░░ who are actually working ░░░░░░░░ the government JENNINGS He ░░░░░░░░ not he s not ░░░░░░░░ the grant He s ░░░░░░░░ making the grants PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ that s an obvious ░░░░░░░░ s an obvious Jones ░░░░░░░░ had to take ethics ░░░░░░░░ You can t do ░░░░░░░░ It s a conflict ░░░░░░░░ interest JENNINGS He s ░░░░░░░░ making the grant decisions ░░░░░░░░ How do you know ░░░░░░░░ he s not making ░░░░░░░░ grant decisions JENNINGS I ░░░░░░░░ they ve said he ░░░░░░░░ not PHILLIP He s ░░░░░░░░ at the FAA saying ░░░░░░░░ s got his hands ░░░░░░░░ everything in the government ░░░░░░░░ his company gets a ░░░░░░░░ That s a clear ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS How do you ░░░░░░░░ that he is PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ s also JENNINGS You ░░░░░░░░ alleging that he is ░░░░░░░░ writing the grants for ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s true PHILLIP We ░░░░░░░░ the sound Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ asked by Kaitlan Collins ░░░░░░░░ that exact scenario He ░░░░░░░░ it wouldn t happen ░░░░░░░░ it s happening JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ re alleging you two ░░░░░░░░ alleging that he is ░░░░░░░░ a government office personally ░░░░░░░░ grants to himself I ░░░░░░░░ that is a major ░░░░░░░░ If you re prepared ░░░░░░░░ make it go ahead ░░░░░░░░ I think you re ░░░░░░░░ over your skis PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ just a second because ░░░░░░░░ first of all the ░░░░░░░░ of wild If you ░░░░░░░░ making that allegation it ░░░░░░░░ almost like a threat ░░░░░░░░ don t think that ░░░░░░░░ s warranted in this ░░░░░░░░ Ethics laws exist in ░░░░░░░░ country and they have ░░░░░░░░ a long time and ░░░░░░░░ apply not just to ░░░░░░░░ like Elon Musk but ░░░░░░░░ regular old staffers who ░░░░░░░░ t go to a ░░░░░░░░ and have someone pay ░░░░░░░░ it for them because ░░░░░░░░ conflict issues So Elon ░░░░░░░░ t have to write ░░░░░░░░ check for himself but ░░░░░░░░ presence in the agency ░░░░░░░░ he himself is receiving ░░░░░░░░ benefit is a clear ░░░░░░░░ It s not it ░░░░░░░░ not an allegation of ░░░░░░░░ writing a check to ░░░░░░░░ It s just JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ just said you just ░░░░░░░░ he has a conflict ░░░░░░░░ is an allegation PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ s just pointing out ░░░░░░░░ generally speaking in the ░░░░░░░░ you are not allowed ░░░░░░░░ oversee a business where ░░░░░░░░ profit JENNINGS I don ░░░░░░░░ think he s overseeing ░░░░░░░░ FAA There s a ░░░░░░░░ That s a basic ░░░░░░░░ of things JENNINGS He ░░░░░░░░ t overseeing the FAA ░░░░░░░░ And if you want ░░░░░░░░ argue about that then ░░░░░░░░ when you were serving ░░░░░░░░ the government didn t ░░░░░░░░ have to take ethics ░░░░░░░░ and sign ethics agreements ░░░░░░░░ Of course PHILLIP that ░░░░░░░░ you from doing that ░░░░░░░░ same JENNINGS Are you ░░░░░░░░ he s overseeing the ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP I am Scott ░░░░░░░░ Nobody said that PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ re going to we ░░░░░░░░ going to move on ░░░░░░░░ I m confused You ░░░░░░░░ an allegation and then ░░░░░░░░ say it s not ░░░░░░░░ allegation PHILLIP The Secretary ░░░░░░░░ transportation literally invited him ░░░░░░░░ the FAA to oversee ░░░░░░░░ thing that his company ░░░░░░░░ now profiting from That ░░░░░░░░ are all facts that ░░░░░░░░ out there JENNINGS What ░░░░░░░░ you mean You said ░░░░░░░░ s overseeing the FAA ░░░░░░░░ s what you re ░░░░░░░░ I m I m ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP Scott Jones She ░░░░░░░░ aid the person that ░░░░░░░░ overseeing that you re ░░░░░░░░ what she’s saying.”