Eric Eggers

It remains to be seen if that happens and if it does, how much revenue they'll actually bring in. But. The IRS is another one. And based on what we've been able to identify, it does seem, if you can believe it, John, that cutting the IRS staff by half does seem to be something that a majority of Americans favor. Wow.

It remains to be seen if that happens and if it does, how much revenue they'll actually bring in. But. The IRS is another one. And based on what we've been able to identify, it does seem, if you can believe it, John, that cutting the IRS staff by half does seem to be something that a majority of Americans favor. Wow.

So I would say this is another example of just having an honest conversation in a transparent way about the way government's supposed to work. We all heard the fact that democracy was on the ballot during the election last year. The fact that Donald Trump won. You saw Democrats protesting during his most recent congressional address that he's a dictator.

So I would say this is another example of just having an honest conversation in a transparent way about the way government's supposed to work. We all heard the fact that democracy was on the ballot during the election last year. The fact that Donald Trump won. You saw Democrats protesting during his most recent congressional address that he's a dictator.

The fact that the Supreme Court actually sided with a lower court judge in stopping the freeze on some USAID funding suggests that the multiple levers of government continue to work and that it's not just a unilateral effort on behalf of President Trump to just decree what he wants to happen and everyone else complies. The Supreme Court obviously did not in that instance.

The fact that the Supreme Court actually sided with a lower court judge in stopping the freeze on some USAID funding suggests that the multiple levers of government continue to work and that it's not just a unilateral effort on behalf of President Trump to just decree what he wants to happen and everyone else complies. The Supreme Court obviously did not in that instance.

But Congress does appear to be willing to come to his rescue. So there's an effort this week to do something called rescission. And this is Basically, it's an executive order that Ronald Reagan used a lot. In 1981, he proposed 133 rescissions and Congress approved 101 of them. Basically, he says, listen, I think this is a specific thing that we should no longer fund.

But Congress does appear to be willing to come to his rescue. So there's an effort this week to do something called rescission. And this is Basically, it's an executive order that Ronald Reagan used a lot. In 1981, he proposed 133 rescissions and Congress approved 101 of them. Basically, he says, listen, I think this is a specific thing that we should no longer fund.

We should rescind the funding of it. And so Congress has the opportunity to do that. There's an expectation that they will attempt to do that on the budget for things like those proposed cuts.

We should rescind the funding of it. And so Congress has the opportunity to do that. There's an expectation that they will attempt to do that on the budget for things like those proposed cuts.

And the good news for congressional Republicans and for the Trump administration is it requires only a simple majority on behalf of Congress to do that, which is good for Republicans because that's all they have.

And the good news for congressional Republicans and for the Trump administration is it requires only a simple majority on behalf of Congress to do that, which is good for Republicans because that's all they have.

Well, John, just to your point about the role that Elon Musk is playing, not just from an identification of wasteful spending, but also as essentially a chief marketing officer for this effort.

Well, John, just to your point about the role that Elon Musk is playing, not just from an identification of wasteful spending, but also as essentially a chief marketing officer for this effort.

The reason why I think they've had so much success in anything they've attempted to do, including getting his nominees passed and having votes held in a way that's favorable for the Trump administration is largely due to the unwavering support of Elon Musk and the fact that he can use Twitter to put pressure on vulnerable and potentially

The reason why I think they've had so much success in anything they've attempted to do, including getting his nominees passed and having votes held in a way that's favorable for the Trump administration is largely due to the unwavering support of Elon Musk and the fact that he can use Twitter to put pressure on vulnerable and potentially

weak members of this Trump coalition and so I think there's the fact that you saw people like Joni Ernst vote in favor of someone like Pete Hegseth when she'd previously expressed a significant reluctance to do so does speak in part to the power of let's call it a transparent effort to elevate.

weak members of this Trump coalition and so I think there's the fact that you saw people like Joni Ernst vote in favor of someone like Pete Hegseth when she'd previously expressed a significant reluctance to do so does speak in part to the power of let's call it a transparent effort to elevate.

Here's somebody who's potentially pushing back on this and they hear from a lot of their constituents and it seems to be working so far.

Here's somebody who's potentially pushing back on this and they hear from a lot of their constituents and it seems to be working so far.