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The Daily Wire's Michael Knowles spoke with Kennedy at the White House yesterday. Here he is with an example of just some of the wasteful spending he says he's encountered within the agency.

The Daily Wire's Michael Knowles spoke with Kennedy at the White House yesterday. Here he is with an example of just some of the wasteful spending he says he's encountered within the agency.

We should have won. And it's worth noting, according to Kennedy, a lack of funding is not the problem with American public health. He noted how America ranks last in health among 40 developed nations, but actually spends two to three times more per capita on each patient.

We should have won. And it's worth noting, according to Kennedy, a lack of funding is not the problem with American public health. He noted how America ranks last in health among 40 developed nations, but actually spends two to three times more per capita on each patient.

He went on to describe how certain agencies were selling patients medical data for profit, colluding with the very drug companies they were supposed to be regulating, and even withholding information from the secretary himself in an effort to slow his efforts at reform.

He went on to describe how certain agencies were selling patients medical data for profit, colluding with the very drug companies they were supposed to be regulating, and even withholding information from the secretary himself in an effort to slow his efforts at reform.

He also noted that HHS funding increased by nearly 40% under the Biden administration as staffing went up nearly 20% during that time. So he's arguing that this week's cuts will simply reduce the workforce to where it was pre-pandemic.

He also noted that HHS funding increased by nearly 40% under the Biden administration as staffing went up nearly 20% during that time. So he's arguing that this week's cuts will simply reduce the workforce to where it was pre-pandemic.

Right. Far from it. A day earlier, Kennedy moved to pull nearly $12 billion in COVID funding that had been allocated to state health departments, NGOs, and a variety of international groups. Those funds were being used for COVID testing, COVID vaccines, etc.

Right. Far from it. A day earlier, Kennedy moved to pull nearly $12 billion in COVID funding that had been allocated to state health departments, NGOs, and a variety of international groups. Those funds were being used for COVID testing, COVID vaccines, etc.

According to a DHS spokesman, quote, the COVID-19 pandemic is over and HHS will no longer waste billions of taxpayer dollars responding to a non-existent pandemic that Americans moved on from years ago. Instead, they say, quote, HHS is prioritizing funding projects that will deliver on President Trump's mandate to address our chronic disease epidemic. And epidemic is the key word there.

According to a DHS spokesman, quote, the COVID-19 pandemic is over and HHS will no longer waste billions of taxpayer dollars responding to a non-existent pandemic that Americans moved on from years ago. Instead, they say, quote, HHS is prioritizing funding projects that will deliver on President Trump's mandate to address our chronic disease epidemic. And epidemic is the key word there.

Remember, according to the CDC, six in 10 Americans suffer from a chronic disease. Four in 10 suffer from at least two. Kennedy says the HHS must focus not just on treating existing illnesses, but addressing the actual root causes of those illnesses and hopefully preventing them before they happen.

Remember, according to the CDC, six in 10 Americans suffer from a chronic disease. Four in 10 suffer from at least two. Kennedy says the HHS must focus not just on treating existing illnesses, but addressing the actual root causes of those illnesses and hopefully preventing them before they happen.

Yeah, Elon Musk appeared on Fox with seven members of Doge to talk about their process for eliminating federal waste. He says the agency has already saved taxpayers more than $100 billion, and that his team routinely uncovers wasteful expenditures exceeding $1 billion. According to Musk, his agency is focused heavily on eliminating fraud within Social Security.

Yeah, Elon Musk appeared on Fox with seven members of Doge to talk about their process for eliminating federal waste. He says the agency has already saved taxpayers more than $100 billion, and that his team routinely uncovers wasteful expenditures exceeding $1 billion. According to Musk, his agency is focused heavily on eliminating fraud within Social Security.

One Doge engineer, for example, said 40% of calls to the agency are fraudulent.

One Doge engineer, for example, said 40% of calls to the agency are fraudulent.

The White House and Congress ramp up pressure on a judge standing between the Trump administration and its deportation agenda.

The White House and Congress ramp up pressure on a judge standing between the Trump administration and its deportation agenda.