Russ Vought

But wait, we're not even allowed to know what their funding is.

But wait, we're not even allowed to know what their funding is.

We don't even know, like... When you're within government, you can know those answers.

We don't even know, like... When you're within government, you can know those answers.

We don't even know, like... When you're within government, you can know those answers.

Yeah. Yeah. So why do we have black budgets? Yeah. It's a great question, Tucker. I mean, there's dramatically more transparency needed, and I would say it's one of those areas where, not unlike the over-classification, there are things we need to know a lot more about.

Yeah. Yeah. So why do we have black budgets? Yeah. It's a great question, Tucker. I mean, there's dramatically more transparency needed, and I would say it's one of those areas where, not unlike the over-classification, there are things we need to know a lot more about.

Yeah. Yeah. So why do we have black budgets? Yeah. It's a great question, Tucker. I mean, there's dramatically more transparency needed, and I would say it's one of those areas where, not unlike the over-classification, there are things we need to know a lot more about.

And I can't tell you, well, what's the optimal level of transparency on that front, but the extent to which you can't have, as a citizen— an understanding of what the size of your IC community is, that's kind of a problem.

And I can't tell you, well, what's the optimal level of transparency on that front, but the extent to which you can't have, as a citizen— an understanding of what the size of your IC community is, that's kind of a problem.

And I can't tell you, well, what's the optimal level of transparency on that front, but the extent to which you can't have, as a citizen— an understanding of what the size of your IC community is, that's kind of a problem.

And the size of these buildings. Like, you go around and you realize, oh, wow, that alphabet has an enormous... institutional presence that the country's never even heard about.

And the size of these buildings. Like, you go around and you realize, oh, wow, that alphabet has an enormous... institutional presence that the country's never even heard about.

And the size of these buildings. Like, you go around and you realize, oh, wow, that alphabet has an enormous... institutional presence that the country's never even heard about.

We need to know a lot more and we need to demand that we know more. Like how is Congress and yeah, they can go into a SCIF and they can be given a brief information. Debates are supposed to happen on the House and Senate floor, and you can't – you're providing no ability to be able to share with your voters and us as voters whether – do we ever vote for this?

We need to know a lot more and we need to demand that we know more. Like how is Congress and yeah, they can go into a SCIF and they can be given a brief information. Debates are supposed to happen on the House and Senate floor, and you can't – you're providing no ability to be able to share with your voters and us as voters whether – do we ever vote for this?

We need to know a lot more and we need to demand that we know more. Like how is Congress and yeah, they can go into a SCIF and they can be given a brief information. Debates are supposed to happen on the House and Senate floor, and you can't – you're providing no ability to be able to share with your voters and us as voters whether – do we ever vote for this?

Did we ever vote for this military-industrial complex, this intel community, the extent to which it sprawled all over the country? Who got a say in that? It doesn't seem like the intel— I would say it's rather undemocratic.

Did we ever vote for this military-industrial complex, this intel community, the extent to which it sprawled all over the country? Who got a say in that? It doesn't seem like the intel— I would say it's rather undemocratic.

Did we ever vote for this military-industrial complex, this intel community, the extent to which it sprawled all over the country? Who got a say in that? It doesn't seem like the intel— I would say it's rather undemocratic.