Kate Leinbaugh
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We made it. Yay! Where are the crowd sounds? Where is the cheering? Can we get like a sound effect? Fireworks? Something?
We made it. Yay! Where are the crowd sounds? Where is the cheering? Can we get like a sound effect? Fireworks? Something?
We made it. Yay! Where are the crowd sounds? Where is the cheering? Can we get like a sound effect? Fireworks? Something?
Ah, I actually looked this up recently. I believe it's about 140, which is a lot.
Ah, I actually looked this up recently. I believe it's about 140, which is a lot.
Ah, I actually looked this up recently. I believe it's about 140, which is a lot.
It's a lot more than most presidents sign, and, you know, they've been pretty substantive. They've really driven a lot of policy. It's been his major way of running the government. How many bills has Trump signed into law? Well, this is quite a contrast. Very few. I believe the number is just five.
It's a lot more than most presidents sign, and, you know, they've been pretty substantive. They've really driven a lot of policy. It's been his major way of running the government. How many bills has Trump signed into law? Well, this is quite a contrast. Very few. I believe the number is just five.
It's a lot more than most presidents sign, and, you know, they've been pretty substantive. They've really driven a lot of policy. It's been his major way of running the government. How many bills has Trump signed into law? Well, this is quite a contrast. Very few. I believe the number is just five.
So Congress kind of spinning its wheels while Trump is, you know, putting his signature on all kinds of things. How much money has Trump cut from the federal budget? Ah, well, Doge, the Elon Musk Department of Government Efficiency, claims that they have cut about $160 billion.
So Congress kind of spinning its wheels while Trump is, you know, putting his signature on all kinds of things. How much money has Trump cut from the federal budget? Ah, well, Doge, the Elon Musk Department of Government Efficiency, claims that they have cut about $160 billion.
So Congress kind of spinning its wheels while Trump is, you know, putting his signature on all kinds of things. How much money has Trump cut from the federal budget? Ah, well, Doge, the Elon Musk Department of Government Efficiency, claims that they have cut about $160 billion.
But actually, because of the sort of chaotic way they've gone about the firings and cuts and so forth, they have actually increased the amount of federal spending. So the answer is a negative number.
But actually, because of the sort of chaotic way they've gone about the firings and cuts and so forth, they have actually increased the amount of federal spending. So the answer is a negative number.
But actually, because of the sort of chaotic way they've gone about the firings and cuts and so forth, they have actually increased the amount of federal spending. So the answer is a negative number.
I believe the numbers on this are pretty low. It's less than 100,000, which is not putting them on pace to reach a million this year, which I think is one of their goals. And it's behind the pace of the Biden administration.
I believe the numbers on this are pretty low. It's less than 100,000, which is not putting them on pace to reach a million this year, which I think is one of their goals. And it's behind the pace of the Biden administration.
I believe the numbers on this are pretty low. It's less than 100,000, which is not putting them on pace to reach a million this year, which I think is one of their goals. And it's behind the pace of the Biden administration.
It's such an interesting question because I think there's a really good chance that the next 100 days doesn't look very much like the first 100 days at all. I think we're at an inflection point where a lot of things are in flux and we don't really know what comes next.
It's such an interesting question because I think there's a really good chance that the next 100 days doesn't look very much like the first 100 days at all. I think we're at an inflection point where a lot of things are in flux and we don't really know what comes next.