Mona Charen

Okay, let me try something out on you. Okay, great. One of the reasons that Biden was a failure is that people wanted him to restore normalcy, and they didn't get normalcy, they felt.

Okay, let me try something out on you. Okay, great. One of the reasons that Biden was a failure is that people wanted him to restore normalcy, and they didn't get normalcy, they felt.

Okay, let me try something out on you. Okay, great. One of the reasons that Biden was a failure is that people wanted him to restore normalcy, and they didn't get normalcy, they felt.

Trump was reelected to bring prices down and get things under control on the border. But the fact is that the overwhelming—

Trump was reelected to bring prices down and get things under control on the border. But the fact is that the overwhelming—

Trump was reelected to bring prices down and get things under control on the border. But the fact is that the overwhelming—

Yes. Okay. You know, the overwhelming majority of what the federal government does, it doesn't do through federal bureaucrats. It does through contractors, because actually over the years, like Congress has wanted to hide how much the federal government does. So they mostly do things by doing grants and stuff to private contractors who actually carry out the work of the federal government.

Yes. Okay. You know, the overwhelming majority of what the federal government does, it doesn't do through federal bureaucrats. It does through contractors, because actually over the years, like Congress has wanted to hide how much the federal government does. So they mostly do things by doing grants and stuff to private contractors who actually carry out the work of the federal government.

Yes. Okay. You know, the overwhelming majority of what the federal government does, it doesn't do through federal bureaucrats. It does through contractors, because actually over the years, like Congress has wanted to hide how much the federal government does. So they mostly do things by doing grants and stuff to private contractors who actually carry out the work of the federal government.

Well, when you look down the list of things that are going to be affected by this freeze, this is going to piss off a lot of people. First of all, 20% of Americans get their health care or their services in retirement homes paid for by Medicaid. That's not excluded from this freeze, right? They only excluded Medicare and Social Security.

Well, when you look down the list of things that are going to be affected by this freeze, this is going to piss off a lot of people. First of all, 20% of Americans get their health care or their services in retirement homes paid for by Medicaid. That's not excluded from this freeze, right? They only excluded Medicare and Social Security.

Well, when you look down the list of things that are going to be affected by this freeze, this is going to piss off a lot of people. First of all, 20% of Americans get their health care or their services in retirement homes paid for by Medicaid. That's not excluded from this freeze, right? They only excluded Medicare and Social Security.

But Medicaid, 20% of the country, every Meals on Wheels program, every Head Start program, there are a million things that actually will touch people's lives. Now, we don't know how long this freeze is going to go on, but it could be that all of this disruption is going to be perceived as not, you know, the dawn of a golden age, but chaos.

But Medicaid, 20% of the country, every Meals on Wheels program, every Head Start program, there are a million things that actually will touch people's lives. Now, we don't know how long this freeze is going to go on, but it could be that all of this disruption is going to be perceived as not, you know, the dawn of a golden age, but chaos.

But Medicaid, 20% of the country, every Meals on Wheels program, every Head Start program, there are a million things that actually will touch people's lives. Now, we don't know how long this freeze is going to go on, but it could be that all of this disruption is going to be perceived as not, you know, the dawn of a golden age, but chaos.

So, you know, remember in the first term we all talked about how Trump had picked a lock in a sense about American politics. He said, you know, what needs to happen to the Republican Party is it needs to stop all this talk about cutting government. People love their government services. Right. And Trump's great insight was, I'm not going to cut anything.

So, you know, remember in the first term we all talked about how Trump had picked a lock in a sense about American politics. He said, you know, what needs to happen to the Republican Party is it needs to stop all this talk about cutting government. People love their government services. Right. And Trump's great insight was, I'm not going to cut anything.

So, you know, remember in the first term we all talked about how Trump had picked a lock in a sense about American politics. He said, you know, what needs to happen to the Republican Party is it needs to stop all this talk about cutting government. People love their government services. Right. And Trump's great insight was, I'm not going to cut anything.

You know, you can vote for me and you won't have to worry about that. I'm not interested in the budget deficit or cutting spending. And sure enough, you know, during the first Trump term, he didn't cut anything and he ballooned the deficit. But now he's brought in these, you know, Project 2025 crew and Russ Bott and all of this, and they are fanatics who want to drastically cut government.

You know, you can vote for me and you won't have to worry about that. I'm not interested in the budget deficit or cutting spending. And sure enough, you know, during the first Trump term, he didn't cut anything and he ballooned the deficit. But now he's brought in these, you know, Project 2025 crew and Russ Bott and all of this, and they are fanatics who want to drastically cut government.