Elizabeth Warren

So what Donald Trump has done, saying he really wanted to lower costs, is he's taken this agency that is the cop on the beat for the cheaters, and when they get caught cheating, makes them give the money back, And he said, cops, step aside. Look the other way. We don't care how big the scam is. We don't care who's getting hurt.

So what Donald Trump has done, saying he really wanted to lower costs, is he's taken this agency that is the cop on the beat for the cheaters, and when they get caught cheating, makes them give the money back, And he said, cops, step aside. Look the other way. We don't care how big the scam is. We don't care who's getting hurt.

Just everybody put your pins down, fold your hands, put them in your lap and let the scams roll on.

Just everybody put your pins down, fold your hands, put them in your lap and let the scams roll on.

That's exactly right. Congress created this agency. There were laws that were passed, right? They passed a bill in the House, passed a bill in the Senate, did a conference, got the thing through, was signed into law by the president of the United States. And only Congress— Not Donald Trump, not Elon Musk, not some 22-year-old programmer. Only Congress can shut this agency down.

That's exactly right. Congress created this agency. There were laws that were passed, right? They passed a bill in the House, passed a bill in the Senate, did a conference, got the thing through, was signed into law by the president of the United States. And only Congress— Not Donald Trump, not Elon Musk, not some 22-year-old programmer. Only Congress can shut this agency down.

But here's the trick on that one. You notice none of the Republicans, oh yeah, you know, beat on their chest and they're big manly guys. And they keep putting in these bills to say, let's shut down the consumer agency. But they don't actually want a real vote on that. A lot of them don't actually want to stand next to exactly what they're trying to do.

But here's the trick on that one. You notice none of the Republicans, oh yeah, you know, beat on their chest and they're big manly guys. And they keep putting in these bills to say, let's shut down the consumer agency. But they don't actually want a real vote on that. A lot of them don't actually want to stand next to exactly what they're trying to do.

And that is shut down the agency that has handled more than 6 million consumer complaints by people who got cheated by their credit card companies, by payday loan companies. They don't want to admit what they're trying to do. Remember, that $21 billion. That came out of somebody's hide. And you know whose hide it came out of? The cheaters and the scammers.

And that is shut down the agency that has handled more than 6 million consumer complaints by people who got cheated by their credit card companies, by payday loan companies. They don't want to admit what they're trying to do. Remember, that $21 billion. That came out of somebody's hide. And you know whose hide it came out of? The cheaters and the scammers.

It came out of the hides of the billionaire CEOs. And they would like to have the opportunity to earn that money going forward. So they want to push. But there are a lot of folks in Congress actually kind of squeamish about that. So they did the end run. They tried it through the courts. And you know what the Supreme Court of the United States said Not once, but twice.

It came out of the hides of the billionaire CEOs. And they would like to have the opportunity to earn that money going forward. So they want to push. But there are a lot of folks in Congress actually kind of squeamish about that. So they did the end run. They tried it through the courts. And you know what the Supreme Court of the United States said Not once, but twice.

Thing is perfectly constitutional. Yep, it's going to go forward. If you want to change it, you've got to go back to Congress. And now, here's Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and a handful of 22-year-olds saying, no, we think we're just going to find another way to shut it down. It's not only not legal and not popular, really, it's a case of saying they want to fire the financial cops

Thing is perfectly constitutional. Yep, it's going to go forward. If you want to change it, you've got to go back to Congress. And now, here's Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and a handful of 22-year-olds saying, no, we think we're just going to find another way to shut it down. It's not only not legal and not popular, really, it's a case of saying they want to fire the financial cops

but they'd like for nobody really to notice that. And particularly, Elon Musk would like nobody to notice that he just wants to get rid of them before he launches his new financial product.

but they'd like for nobody really to notice that. And particularly, Elon Musk would like nobody to notice that he just wants to get rid of them before he launches his new financial product.

You're right. We've got our toes right on the edge of a constitutional crisis here. But here's the thing. It may be the case that Donald Trump is so full of confidence that he thinks he can wave his wand and whatever he wants to happen will happen. And in many cases, he will be right.

You're right. We've got our toes right on the edge of a constitutional crisis here. But here's the thing. It may be the case that Donald Trump is so full of confidence that he thinks he can wave his wand and whatever he wants to happen will happen. And in many cases, he will be right.

For example, the Republicans in the Senate just go ahead and confirm people for jobs that they know they are not qualified for. So they will kowtow to him. But I don't think that's going to happen with the courts. And here's the next part. They may not be able to force Donald Trump to do something, but Donald Trump isn't actually the guy who puts in the orders and cuts people's paychecks.

For example, the Republicans in the Senate just go ahead and confirm people for jobs that they know they are not qualified for. So they will kowtow to him. But I don't think that's going to happen with the courts. And here's the next part. They may not be able to force Donald Trump to do something, but Donald Trump isn't actually the guy who puts in the orders and cuts people's paychecks.