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Jen Psaki

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The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster

Medicaid, Medicare, all these individual things.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster

We have to take care of one thing, military protection.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster

So yesterday, the White House was adamant that those comments were taken out of context.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster

Not quite sure what context would help here, but today the White House published its budget proposal.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster

Now, the thing you have to know about a government is they can say all the things they want, but the budget is where the priorities of the government actually come in.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster

And the budget shows that those comments we just played for you were absolutely not taken out of context.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster

Trump is calling on Congress to increase the military's budget by more than 40 percent for zero.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster

He wants one point five trillion dollars of your taxes for the military.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster

He wants to dramatically cut domestic social services to square that bill.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster

That'll sound familiar to many of you.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster

But at the same time, Trump is saying that the government can't afford to support American families, saying that he needs all that money for his war.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster

This is the peace president who didn't want to get us into wars.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster

And here's the thing.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster

Trump's own family seems to be cashing in on the war.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster

Weeks ago, The New York Times reported that Trump's son-in-law was asking Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states for billions of dollars in new investments while simultaneously acting as one of America's top negotiators in the region.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster

He says he's a government volunteer, but he and Steve Witkoff are apparently central to this whole negotiation with Iran.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster

Kushner's investment firm, Affinity Partners, insists that it is following the law, and the White House said Kushner is only acting in the best interest of the American public.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster

I feel better now.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster

But now we have new reporting showing that it isn't just Jared Kushner that might be profiting off of this war.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Trump struck dumb as realities of war make a mockery of his bluster

Last night, the Associated Press reported that a drone company backed by Trump's adult sons, Eric and Don Jr., is actively trying to sell their drones to Gulf countries that are under attack from Iran, countries that need the support of the military, of which Eric and Don Jr.