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Natalie Kitroff

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788 total appearances

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The Daily
The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown

But in any case, there's this marriage of convenience.

The Daily
The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown

They both have good use for one another.

The Daily
The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown

We'll be right back.

The Daily
The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown

Coral, you said vote, all ready to go, runs into Elon Musk.

The Daily
The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown

What did you mean by that?

The Daily
The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown

How so?

The Daily
The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown

Because it does seem like the two might be rowing in the same direction, being kind of philosophically aligned on this issue.

The Daily
The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown

Can you give us an example just of what the kind of frustration of vote actually looked like?

The Daily
The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown

I mean, when did Musk get in his way?

The Daily
The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown

How exactly?

The Daily
The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown

It's interesting.

The Daily
The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown

You hear a lot that the Trump administration, you know, has tried to do this flood the zone approach of overwhelm your opponents with so many things that they just can't contend with them all.

The Daily
The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown

But Vote is really advocating the opposite, it sounds like.

The Daily
The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown

I mean, he is wanting a very deliberate plan to be executed.

The Daily
The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown

And what has that rise actually looked like?

The Daily
The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown

What's the manifestation of vote unleashed, unencumbered by Musk?

The Daily
The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown

Daring them to vote against him.

The Daily
The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown

So it sounds like in this case, Vote has basically gone to Congress and said, look, we're not going to spend this $5 billion in foreign aid that you've already appropriated.

The Daily
The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown

Go ahead and challenge us on it.

The Daily
The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown

Congress does not challenge the Trump administration on this.