Kate Leinbaugh
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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.
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.
Well, you know, one interesting thing about a lot of Trump's comments recently has been how much he continues to blame his predecessor. You've got to think that if things were going really, really well, he wouldn't feel a need to do that, to say there are some things that people still don't like about what's happening. But come on, they're not my fault.
Well, you know, one interesting thing about a lot of Trump's comments recently has been how much he continues to blame his predecessor. You've got to think that if things were going really, really well, he wouldn't feel a need to do that, to say there are some things that people still don't like about what's happening. But come on, they're not my fault.
Well, you know, one interesting thing about a lot of Trump's comments recently has been how much he continues to blame his predecessor. You've got to think that if things were going really, really well, he wouldn't feel a need to do that, to say there are some things that people still don't like about what's happening. But come on, they're not my fault.
So he did spend a lot of time talking about Joe Biden, and he spent a lot of time talking about immigration.
So he did spend a lot of time talking about Joe Biden, and he spent a lot of time talking about immigration.
So he did spend a lot of time talking about Joe Biden, and he spent a lot of time talking about immigration.
It's clear that, you know, this is what Trump and others see as sort of the centerpiece of his presidency. He believes it's his best issue in the eyes of American voters. And they really do think that it's a winning issue for them. You know, playing the videos of these people who've been deported to that prison in El Salvador and really โ