Brian Schwartz

What has been the criticism of the CFPB? That there is not enough congressional oversight of that agency. That is a big one. There was supposed to be this kind of independent arm of the federal government, and they are going to go off and they're going to do their thing. And that's been the moves of that.

And so Republicans in particular have thought, wait a minute here. If these guys are going to go after the big banks, if these guys are going to go after various firms, we should have some sort of oversight over that.

And so Republicans in particular have thought, wait a minute here. If these guys are going to go after the big banks, if these guys are going to go after various firms, we should have some sort of oversight over that.

And so Republicans in particular have thought, wait a minute here. If these guys are going to go after the big banks, if these guys are going to go after various firms, we should have some sort of oversight over that.

What's his background? Russell Vogt has been a longtime budget hawk in the Republican Party for years.

What's his background? Russell Vogt has been a longtime budget hawk in the Republican Party for years.

What's his background? Russell Vogt has been a longtime budget hawk in the Republican Party for years.

The two of them have been close for a while. The two of them have been allied on this larger goal of dismantling the federal government. Vote has been extremely loyal to Trump. Keep in mind, you know, when you look back at Trump's first term in office post the 2016 election, Donald Trump reflects on a variety of people that were disloyal to him.

The two of them have been close for a while. The two of them have been allied on this larger goal of dismantling the federal government. Vote has been extremely loyal to Trump. Keep in mind, you know, when you look back at Trump's first term in office post the 2016 election, Donald Trump reflects on a variety of people that were disloyal to him.

The two of them have been close for a while. The two of them have been allied on this larger goal of dismantling the federal government. Vote has been extremely loyal to Trump. Keep in mind, you know, when you look back at Trump's first term in office post the 2016 election, Donald Trump reflects on a variety of people that were disloyal to him.

One of the people he never mentions in the same breath as that sentence is Russell Vogt. And the reason is, is because Russell Vogt has done pretty much everything Donald Trump has asked him to do. I would argue he's probably done everything Donald Trump has asked him to do. And then post the first term, Vogt publicly stayed very, very much a vocal Trump supporter.

One of the people he never mentions in the same breath as that sentence is Russell Vogt. And the reason is, is because Russell Vogt has done pretty much everything Donald Trump has asked him to do. I would argue he's probably done everything Donald Trump has asked him to do. And then post the first term, Vogt publicly stayed very, very much a vocal Trump supporter.

One of the people he never mentions in the same breath as that sentence is Russell Vogt. And the reason is, is because Russell Vogt has done pretty much everything Donald Trump has asked him to do. I would argue he's probably done everything Donald Trump has asked him to do. And then post the first term, Vogt publicly stayed very, very much a vocal Trump supporter.

And this idea was that the Office of Management and Budget, as well as the executive authority that goes along with it, really should be route one to the presidency. That the presidency should have the ultimate authority of the OMB, not necessarily entirely Congress. And what does that mean? Like,

And this idea was that the Office of Management and Budget, as well as the executive authority that goes along with it, really should be route one to the presidency. That the presidency should have the ultimate authority of the OMB, not necessarily entirely Congress. And what does that mean? Like,

And this idea was that the Office of Management and Budget, as well as the executive authority that goes along with it, really should be route one to the presidency. That the presidency should have the ultimate authority of the OMB, not necessarily entirely Congress. And what does that mean? Like,

The OMB is responsible for various budget matters that really the parts of the power of the purse should go through the executive branch, a.k.a. the OMB, and not Congress. And that's a critical difference there.

The OMB is responsible for various budget matters that really the parts of the power of the purse should go through the executive branch, a.k.a. the OMB, and not Congress. And that's a critical difference there.

The OMB is responsible for various budget matters that really the parts of the power of the purse should go through the executive branch, a.k.a. the OMB, and not Congress. And that's a critical difference there.

And it's similar to what he has said before in other instances where he just thinks that the federal bureaucracy really needs to kind of be broken down and restarted to whatever vision Donald Trump has for it.