John Kennedy

Guaranteed human.

spent $220 million running television advertisements that feature you prominently.

Um, that has been extremely effective.

Ask you.

to run these advertisements, is that right?

OK.

Did you bid out those service contracts?

And the people that you ended up picking

were people who had formerly done your political work back in South Dakota.

Is that right?

And you're saying that you're testifying that President Trump approved this ahead of time.

Is that my understanding?

I'm asking you, sorry to interrupt, but the president approved ahead of time you spending $220 million running TV ads across the country in which you are featured prominently.

He did?

Well, they were effective in your name recognition.

I mean, I personally just

I mean, to me, it puts the president in a terribly awkward spot.

And I'm not saying you're not telling the truth.

It's just hard for me to believe, knowing the president, as I do, that you said, Mr. President, here's some ads I've cut, and I'm going to spend $220 million.

running them that he would have agreed to that i don't think russ vote at omb would have agreed to that i it's something we have to defend i'm on the appropriations committee um i mean my research shows that you did not bid them out that you you pick in fact one of the people you picked