Scott Jennings Battles Lulu Garcia-Navarro on DOGE: ‘Why Don’t You Let Me Finish My Point Here?’

BLITZER Scott Jennings I ░░░░░░░░ you and our viewers ░░░░░░░░ listen to what Republican ░░░░░░░░ Nicole Malliotakis said about ░░░░░░░░ DOGE efforts Listen to ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts MALLIOTAKIS We ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ re doing things with ░░░░░░░░ scalpel and not a ░░░░░░░░ Things are happening so ░░░░░░░░ and furiously and we ░░░░░░░░ to take a step ░░░░░░░░ and make sure that ░░░░░░░░ re doing things in ░░░░░░░░ way that we are ░░░░░░░░ out the the waste ░░░░░░░░ and abuse and the ░░░░░░░░ making programs efficient but ░░░░░░░░ resulting in unintended consequences ░░░░░░░░ ends BLITZER So Scott ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration at ░░░░░░░░ of overstepping with these ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS Well I don ░░░░░░░░ think they re at ░░░░░░░░ of overstepping with the ░░░░░░░░ people I think part ░░░░░░░░ the election result was ░░░░░░░░ American people actually asking ░░░░░░░░ a sledgehammer to the ░░░░░░░░ government I mean trust ░░░░░░░░ government was low dissatisfaction ░░░░░░░░ the government was low ░░░░░░░░ with the previous administration ░░░░░░░░ low and dissatisfaction was ░░░░░░░░ with politicians who for ░░░░░░░░ have said I m ░░░░░░░░ to cut waste fraud ░░░░░░░░ abuse and never seem ░░░░░░░░ do it So I ░░░░░░░░ Representative Malliotakis but with ░░░░░░░░ due respect I don ░░░░░░░░ think the voters are ░░░░░░░░ a scalpel I do ░░░░░░░░ they re wanting larger ░░░░░░░░ like a sledgehammer or ░░░░░░░░ chainsaw So Garcia NAVARRO ░░░░░░░░ think that s no ░░░░░░░░ true I think that ░░░░░░░░ no longer true Scott ░░░░░░░░ you re seeing the ░░░░░░░░ and you re seeing ░░░░░░░░ unpopular JENNINGS Yeah and ░░░░░░░░ Trump has a better ░░░░░░░░ 50 approval rating and ░░░░░░░░ have seen the following ░░░░░░░░ NAVARRO Have you seen ░░░░░░░░ unpopular Elon Musk is ░░░░░░░░ unpopular DOGE is And ░░░░░░░░ that and beyond that ░░░░░░░░ is a real concern ░░░░░░░░ the kinds of JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ know what I love ░░░░░░░░ you Lulu is that ░░░░░░░░ get to say what ░░░░░░░░ want to say and ░░░░░░░░ you get to say ░░░░░░░░ you think I ought ░░░░░░░░ say Why don t ░░░░░░░░ just let me finish ░░░░░░░░ point here The point ░░░░░░░░ is this The American ░░░░░░░░ asked for a different ░░░░░░░░ And what they did ░░░░░░░░ ask for was a ░░░░░░░░ of the status quo ░░░░░░░░ I think Musk and ░░░░░░░░ efforts represent is a ░░░░░░░░ deviation from what most ░░░░░░░░ would say has been ░░░░░░░░ status quo when it ░░░░░░░░ to a government that ░░░░░░░░ to always get bigger ░░░░░░░░ we never really go ░░░░░░░░ and root out waste ░░░░░░░░ and abuse Now are ░░░░░░░░ going to make some ░░░░░░░░ Sure Are they going ░░░░░░░░ have to recover those ░░░░░░░░ They ve already done ░░░░░░░░ and they admitted it ░░░░░░░░ they ve done it ░░░░░░░░ I think overall they ░░░░░░░░ a lot of political ░░░░░░░░ because the American people ░░░░░░░░ so dissatisfied with the ░░░░░░░░ government was being run ░░░░░░░░ So I think the ░░░░░░░░ of this are still ░░░░░░░░ net positive Garcia NAVARRO ░░░░░░░░ how can you say ░░░░░░░░ admitted it They quietly ░░░░░░░░ it down off their ░░░░░░░░ I mean this is ░░░░░░░░ thing there s no ░░░░░░░░ in any of this ░░░░░░░░ is nothing that we ░░░░░░░░ either Congress the people ░░░░░░░░ have oversight of the ░░░░░░░░ of the purse are ░░░░░░░░ to see this journalists ░░░░░░░░ who are actually tasked ░░░░░░░░ trying to go through ░░░░░░░░ and trying to figure ░░░░░░░░ out so that they ░░░░░░░░ inform the American people ░░░░░░░░ is no transparency with ░░░░░░░░ even to the point ░░░░░░░░ who is in charge ░░░░░░░░ this organization BLITZER Well ░░░░░░░░ now know technically he ░░░░░░░░ in charge of DOGE.”