Mary Margaret Olihan

Thanks, Ben.

Thanks, Ben.

Well, good morning, Ben, from the White House. It's great to be here. This was an extraordinary story that we reported on. I'm not sure if I've seen something like this before. So the United States Institute of Peace, it's down on the other side of Washington, D.C. It's a massive institution which is congressionally funded. But unfortunately, when Doge went in and told them that they needed to

Well, good morning, Ben, from the White House. It's great to be here. This was an extraordinary story that we reported on. I'm not sure if I've seen something like this before. So the United States Institute of Peace, it's down on the other side of Washington, D.C. It's a massive institution which is congressionally funded. But unfortunately, when Doge went in and told them that they needed to

Well, good morning, Ben, from the White House. It's great to be here. This was an extraordinary story that we reported on. I'm not sure if I've seen something like this before. So the United States Institute of Peace, it's down on the other side of Washington, D.C. It's a massive institution which is congressionally funded. But unfortunately, when Doge went in and told them that they needed to

allowed the new president of the organization to take over, they would not, in fact, do this. And so what sources have told us and what we reported on and the White House has also further clarified on is that when the new president of USIP, the United States Institute of Peace, went to take over and to enter the building, the old president, George Moose, would not, in fact, let him in.

allowed the new president of the organization to take over, they would not, in fact, do this. And so what sources have told us and what we reported on and the White House has also further clarified on is that when the new president of USIP, the United States Institute of Peace, went to take over and to enter the building, the old president, George Moose, would not, in fact, let him in.

allowed the new president of the organization to take over, they would not, in fact, do this. And so what sources have told us and what we reported on and the White House has also further clarified on is that when the new president of USIP, the United States Institute of Peace, went to take over and to enter the building, the old president, George Moose, would not, in fact, let him in.

And this turned into a kind of bizarre standoff, not something you see in D.C. every day, where security, the Metropolitan Police Department, the FBI were all involved in trying to let the new leader of this organization into the building while the old leader had himself barricaded upstairs in his office. And it was more than that, Ben.

And this turned into a kind of bizarre standoff, not something you see in D.C. every day, where security, the Metropolitan Police Department, the FBI were all involved in trying to let the new leader of this organization into the building while the old leader had himself barricaded upstairs in his office. And it was more than that, Ben.

And this turned into a kind of bizarre standoff, not something you see in D.C. every day, where security, the Metropolitan Police Department, the FBI were all involved in trying to let the new leader of this organization into the building while the old leader had himself barricaded upstairs in his office. And it was more than that, Ben.

Actually, they were distributing pictures of the Doge employees, of the new leader of USIP to show the people inside the building who not to allow into the building.

Actually, they were distributing pictures of the Doge employees, of the new leader of USIP to show the people inside the building who not to allow into the building.

Actually, they were distributing pictures of the Doge employees, of the new leader of USIP to show the people inside the building who not to allow into the building.

They were also, when the new leadership was finally able to enter the building on Monday evening, they found that the elevators were not working, the internet was down, the telephones were not working, there was white noise on on the top floor where the executive suite was, and they found that all the shades were drawn. So just lots of confusingly suspicious behavior.

They were also, when the new leadership was finally able to enter the building on Monday evening, they found that the elevators were not working, the internet was down, the telephones were not working, there was white noise on on the top floor where the executive suite was, and they found that all the shades were drawn. So just lots of confusingly suspicious behavior.

They were also, when the new leadership was finally able to enter the building on Monday evening, they found that the elevators were not working, the internet was down, the telephones were not working, there was white noise on on the top floor where the executive suite was, and they found that all the shades were drawn. So just lots of confusingly suspicious behavior.

And I'm told that there's investigations into what was going on there. But the old leadership of USIP filed a lawsuit trying to say that Doge should not have been able to enter, that Doge illegally entered. And a judge ruled earlier this week that, no, Doge could enter because the old leadership had been removed and the new leadership should have been allowed into the building.

And I'm told that there's investigations into what was going on there. But the old leadership of USIP filed a lawsuit trying to say that Doge should not have been able to enter, that Doge illegally entered. And a judge ruled earlier this week that, no, Doge could enter because the old leadership had been removed and the new leadership should have been allowed into the building.

And I'm told that there's investigations into what was going on there. But the old leadership of USIP filed a lawsuit trying to say that Doge should not have been able to enter, that Doge illegally entered. And a judge ruled earlier this week that, no, Doge could enter because the old leadership had been removed and the new leadership should have been allowed into the building.