Senator Eric Schmitt

The only thing I won't vote for, and the line in the sand I've drawn is over raising the debt ceiling $5 trillion, because there has to be someone left in Washington. There may only be a handful of us, but there has to be someone left who cares about the debt. But once conservatives are hoodwinked into voting to raise it $4 or $5 trillion, there is no high moral ground.

The only thing I won't vote for, and the line in the sand I've drawn is over raising the debt ceiling $5 trillion, because there has to be someone left in Washington. There may only be a handful of us, but there has to be someone left who cares about the debt. But once conservatives are hoodwinked into voting to raise it $4 or $5 trillion, there is no high moral ground.

You can't say, I wasn't part of the problem. They are the problem. The conservatives assume the problem. Once you vote for Biden's spending levels, which they all did in March, they have assumed the problem. The deficit now belongs to the Republicans and the Democrats. But we're losing the faction of the Republicans who could stand on high moral ground and say, I didn't vote for that.

You can't say, I wasn't part of the problem. They are the problem. The conservatives assume the problem. Once you vote for Biden's spending levels, which they all did in March, they have assumed the problem. The deficit now belongs to the Republicans and the Democrats. But we're losing the faction of the Republicans who could stand on high moral ground and say, I didn't vote for that.

I'm not raising the debt ceiling. I'm principled for balanced budgets. That's what we're losing.

I'm not raising the debt ceiling. I'm principled for balanced budgets. That's what we're losing.

I didn't even say anything yet. You guys have too much of this system, I'll tell you. All right, so my name is Eric Stoll and I'm currently a senior here at A&M. I just had a question, like I know you talked a lot about like your faith kind of driving your politics and how important that is to you.

I didn't even say anything yet. You guys have too much of this system, I'll tell you. All right, so my name is Eric Stoll and I'm currently a senior here at A&M. I just had a question, like I know you talked a lot about like your faith kind of driving your politics and how important that is to you.

I think when I look at the scriptures and like Jesus in particular, I think there's a lot of admirable things about what Jesus talks about. caring for the poor, trying to heal the sick, and things like that. I was just curious, for your faith and political beliefs, how does that reconcile?

I think when I look at the scriptures and like Jesus in particular, I think there's a lot of admirable things about what Jesus talks about. caring for the poor, trying to heal the sick, and things like that. I was just curious, for your faith and political beliefs, how does that reconcile?

I feel like taking away and advocating for reducing welfare and advocating for kids not having free and reduced lunches and not wanting to expand that program, that kind of seems antithetical to the whole message of Jesus, in my opinion.

I feel like taking away and advocating for reducing welfare and advocating for kids not having free and reduced lunches and not wanting to expand that program, that kind of seems antithetical to the whole message of Jesus, in my opinion.

Secondly... Do more than they currently do? Say that again. I can't hear what you're saying.

Secondly... Do more than they currently do? Say that again. I can't hear what you're saying.

Can I ask one more thing? Sure. Like, I feel like someone embodying, like, Christ in a leader is important. So, like, as far as Donald Trump, like, what Christ-like characteristics do you feel like he embodies? I feel like oftentimes he uses hateful rhetoric or kind of... The Bible talks about, like, the meek shall inherit the earth. I don't really see a lot of meekness in his character.

Can I ask one more thing? Sure. Like, I feel like someone embodying, like, Christ in a leader is important. So, like, as far as Donald Trump, like, what Christ-like characteristics do you feel like he embodies? I feel like oftentimes he uses hateful rhetoric or kind of... The Bible talks about, like, the meek shall inherit the earth. I don't really see a lot of meekness in his character.

Do you agree with that?

Do you agree with that?

That's good.

That's good.