Shermichael Singleton: Dems Saying We’re Cutting Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security Is a Scare Tactic

ROGINSKY Can I just ░░░░░░░░ in on something you ░░░░░░░░ Because I ve been ░░░░░░░░ political consultant for a ░░░░░░░░ long time and I ░░░░░░░░ tell you yes polling ░░░░░░░░ that people want government ░░░░░░░░ until you start talking ░░░░░░░░ them specifically about what ░░░░░░░░ is that government should ░░░░░░░░ cutting And then you ░░░░░░░░ talking about taking away ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid or taking away ░░░░░░░░ Medicare or taking away ░░░░░░░░ Social Security or doing ░░░░░░░░ which we all know ░░░░░░░░ the biggest expenditure in ░░░░░░░░ and the biggest expenditure ░░░░░░░░ the government And all ░░░░░░░░ a sudden they don ░░░░░░░░ like it right It ░░░░░░░░ fine it s fine ░░░░░░░░ it comes for them ░░░░░░░░ now it s coming ░░░░░░░░ them SINGLETON Sure But ░░░░░░░░ s cutting Medicaid Medicare ░░░░░░░░ Security ROGINSKY Excuse me ░░░░░░░░ Who SINGLETON We re ░░░░░░░░ taking that away from ░░░░░░░░ SIDNER There is a ░░░░░░░░ from the Republicans on ░░░░░░░░ SINGLETON But we re ░░░░░░░░ but we re not ░░░░░░░░ that away from anyone ░░░░░░░░ Democrats have been using ░░░░░░░░ talking point as a ░░░░░░░░ tactic Elon Musk the ░░░░░░░░ the House majority leader ░░░░░░░░ Senate leader we have ░░░░░░░░ cut anyone s Social ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid and Medicare ROGINSKY ░░░░░░░░ are you cutting excuse ░░░░░░░░ how are you cutting ░░░░░░░░ billion from the Energy ░░░░░░░░ Commerce Appropriation Committee until ░░░░░░░░ the energy and commerce ░░░░░░░░ unless you cut Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ Do you think those ░░░░░░░░ were solvent ROGINSKY Excuse ░░░░░░░░ Do you think answer ░░░░░░░░ question SINGLETON It s ░░░░░░░░ simple question It s ░░░░░░░░ simple financial question Do ░░░░░░░░ not need any level ░░░░░░░░ reform there What s ░░░░░░░░ answer ROGINSKY I m ░░░░░░░░ let me ask you ░░░░░░░░ question You re saying ░░░░░░░░ re not cutting Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ We re not ROGINSKY ░░░░░░░░ re not SINGLETON Where ░░░░░░░░ the legislation that s ░░░░░░░░ passed by Congress signed ░░░░░░░░ the president ROGINSKY Where ░░░░░░░░ is this what is ░░░░░░░░ budget blueprint that every ░░░░░░░░ Republican but one voted ░░░░░░░░ SINGLETON It s an ░░░░░░░░ Everybody has an idea ░░░░░░░░ That doesn t mean ░░░░░░░░ ideas have been actualized ░░░░░░░░ It s not an ░░░░░░░░ It is a blueprint ░░░░░░░░ they said Go ahead ░░░░░░░░ It s a scare ░░░░░░░░ Julie It s a ░░░░░░░░ tactic ROGINSKY It s ░░░░░░░░ a scare tactic SINGLETON ░░░░░░░░ s what you re ░░░░░░░░ right now It s ░░░░░░░░ scare tactic You re ░░░░░░░░ Oh we re making ░░░░░░░░ ROGINSKY Shermichael why why ░░░░░░░░ Congress why did Congress ░░░░░░░░ wasting everybody s time ░░░░░░░░ for a blueprint that ░░░░░░░░ cut 880 million billion ░░░░░░░░ me from Energy and ░░░░░░░░ The only way to ░░░░░░░░ that is to cut ░░░░░░░░ How are they going ░░░░░░░░ do that SINGLETON Unicorns ░░░░░░░░ Where have we made ░░░░░░░░ cuts It s a ░░░░░░░░ question Where have we ░░░░░░░░ the cuts Where and ░░░░░░░░ ROGINSKY Where and when ░░░░░░░░ Where and when have ░░░░░░░░ made the cuts ROGINSKY ░░░░░░░░ put a blueprint forward ░░░░░░░░ allow Congress to do ░░░░░░░░ Then why did you ░░░░░░░░ time doing it Why ░░░░░░░░ Okay where have you ░░░░░░░░ the cuts You ve ░░░░░░░░ the cuts for example ░░░░░░░░ USAID SINGLETON Which we ░░░░░░░░ NAVARRO which is acting ░░░░░░░░ it s been done ░░░░░░░░ It is affecting farmers ░░░░░░░░ is affecting U S ░░░░░░░░ who had penned contracts ░░░░░░░░ USAID You are cutting ░░░░░░░░ by firing thousands and ░░░░░░░░ and thousands of government ░░░░░░░░ some of them veterans ░░░░░░░░ we as a country ░░░░░░░░ promised to take care ░░░░░░░░ and sending them a ░░░░░░░░ slip through an email ░░░░░░░░ giving them absolutely no ░░░░░░░░ That s where we ░░░░░░░░ cutting from And I ░░░░░░░░ it s no I ░░░░░░░░ it s you don ░░░░░░░░ think it s haphazard ░░░░░░░░ arbitrary SINGLETON When Clinton ░░░░░░░░ the 90s cut and ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of thousands NAVARRO ░░░░░░░░ m in 2025, Shermichael.”