Adam Kinzinger
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I mean, I just think you can look at it and see it as extraordinarily destructive, particularly abroad. One of the things I think liberals would probably always concede to the George W. Bush administration is that PEPFAR is one of the best programs that the U.S. has ever done.
I mean, I just think you can look at it and see it as extraordinarily destructive, particularly abroad. One of the things I think liberals would probably always concede to the George W. Bush administration is that PEPFAR is one of the best programs that the U.S. has ever done.
I mean, I just think you can look at it and see it as extraordinarily destructive, particularly abroad. One of the things I think liberals would probably always concede to the George W. Bush administration is that PEPFAR is one of the best programs that the U.S. has ever done.
And you can see now the withdrawal of this kind of international aid is affecting hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people. you know, for no good reason, not just no good reason, but in my view, illegally, because Congress appropriated that money and the executive does not have the authority to impound it.
And you can see now the withdrawal of this kind of international aid is affecting hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people. you know, for no good reason, not just no good reason, but in my view, illegally, because Congress appropriated that money and the executive does not have the authority to impound it.
And you can see now the withdrawal of this kind of international aid is affecting hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people. you know, for no good reason, not just no good reason, but in my view, illegally, because Congress appropriated that money and the executive does not have the authority to impound it.
In some ways, one of the most important things about it is the sort of ideology and mentality behind the belief that all these people's lives do not matter. And you can simply withdraw the things that are keeping them alive. And that will not have any consequences whatsoever because those people's lives aren't important. To be honest, that kind of boils my blood.
In some ways, one of the most important things about it is the sort of ideology and mentality behind the belief that all these people's lives do not matter. And you can simply withdraw the things that are keeping them alive. And that will not have any consequences whatsoever because those people's lives aren't important. To be honest, that kind of boils my blood.
In some ways, one of the most important things about it is the sort of ideology and mentality behind the belief that all these people's lives do not matter. And you can simply withdraw the things that are keeping them alive. And that will not have any consequences whatsoever because those people's lives aren't important. To be honest, that kind of boils my blood.
I am completely unsympathetic to Elon and whatever his mental health issues are, given the impact that he's had on the country. I think his effect on American democracy has been extraordinarily negative. To have someone who, you know, when you look at what they did in the courts with Doge, you know, this sort of shell game, pretending that Elon wasn't in charge.
I am completely unsympathetic to Elon and whatever his mental health issues are, given the impact that he's had on the country. I think his effect on American democracy has been extraordinarily negative. To have someone who, you know, when you look at what they did in the courts with Doge, you know, this sort of shell game, pretending that Elon wasn't in charge.
I am completely unsympathetic to Elon and whatever his mental health issues are, given the impact that he's had on the country. I think his effect on American democracy has been extraordinarily negative. To have someone who, you know, when you look at what they did in the courts with Doge, you know, this sort of shell game, pretending that Elon wasn't in charge.
You have this person who was not elected, who was not appointed in any like Senate confirmed way, who was exercising all this authority to alter the structure of American government in a way that Congress did not authorize and the American people did not. vote for, I just think it's incredibly destructive.
You have this person who was not elected, who was not appointed in any like Senate confirmed way, who was exercising all this authority to alter the structure of American government in a way that Congress did not authorize and the American people did not. vote for, I just think it's incredibly destructive.
You have this person who was not elected, who was not appointed in any like Senate confirmed way, who was exercising all this authority to alter the structure of American government in a way that Congress did not authorize and the American people did not. vote for, I just think it's incredibly destructive.
And the fact that someone with that kind of wealth and power can simply walk into the US government and do whatever they want, I think is a real problem.
And the fact that someone with that kind of wealth and power can simply walk into the US government and do whatever they want, I think is a real problem.
And the fact that someone with that kind of wealth and power can simply walk into the US government and do whatever they want, I think is a real problem.
however America recovers from the Trump era, if it ever does, is going to be something really important to think about, how to prevent people like this from seizing control in this way and exercising their will in opposition to sort of basic democratic accountability.
however America recovers from the Trump era, if it ever does, is going to be something really important to think about, how to prevent people like this from seizing control in this way and exercising their will in opposition to sort of basic democratic accountability.