Trump Witness Quickly Collapses Under Cross Exam at Hearing!!
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Finally, this is how it's done. Democrats in the House and Senate cross-examining Donald Trump's director from the Office of Management and Budget and the author of Project 2025, Russ Vogt, after Vogt had dodged any congressional hearing.
What happened during Russ Vought's cross-examination?
Since the beginning of Donald Trump's term, he finally came to testify and he arrived and he was prepared to just spew his MAGA talking points and say, Donald Trump is the king of affordability. Look how great the American people have it. Prices are going down. Things are amazing. Well, that's his script. but fortunately the democrats took him off that script and started doing some incredible cross-examination really exposing what a despicable human being he is and making him look quite pathetic during his testimony So first, I want to show you the talking points that he was trying to spew just for a quick moment. So you see how he started off and then boom, Democrats came in hard. So he says, you know, look, what we've seen is an explosion of affordability.
The author and architect of Project 2025 saying right now, as Americans can't afford anything, groceries, gas. rent. People are struggling. Inflation is surging. And here is what the MAGA Architect of Project 2025 said. Play this clip.
This particular budget committee has not.
How did Democrats challenge Vought's claims about affordability?
They have been successful in conjunction with the president of the United States. I hope that continues. We're in the midst of passing and we passed the extension of the president's tax cuts. Many of those were aimed at working class individuals. They're now going through their first season of seeing what changes that will make on their bottom line. And I think that's gonna lead to an explosion in affordability for the American people.
Then Democratic Congresswoman Ballin went in and she was saying, look, It seems pretty obvious to me that your entire strategy here is to take revenge on blue states. And anyone who doesn't vote for Donald Trump, you're using your position as the director of the office and management and budget to punish them and to try to inflict pain. Watch as he tries to squirm and she doesn't let him. Here, play this clip.
7.6 billion dollars in clean energy grants based on whether the recipient lived in a blue state. Yes or no? I don't recall what that judge said, but we have not made the determinations based on whether the state is- In fact, Mr. Vote, on January 12th, 2026, US judge Amit Mehta said, quote, defendants, meaning you, Mr. Vote, freely admit that they made grant determination decisions primarily, if not exclusively, based on whether the awardee resided in a state whose citizens voted for President Trump. in 2024. Mr. Vote, yes or no? Federal judges said OMB's freeze of $10 billion in childcare and family assistance funding, quote, appeared designed to punish communities that the administration agreed with.
Yes or no? Was that something that federal judges said about you and your leadership?
I think the judge's characterization is getting at the degree to which we are focused on states that we think are mismanaged.
Okay, that is not in fact the case.
What specific accusations were made against Vought's budget decisions?
In fact, U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson found the administration broke the law and froze funds as a politically motivated move disguised as fraud prevention. So your characterization actually is false. Other courts have said that withholding congressionally approved funding is, quote, vindictive and unlawful. Courts have found that freezing funds create, quote, irreparable harm against the American people. And the GAO, the Government Accountability Office, the watchdog agency that investigates how federal agencies spend taxpayer dollars, has reported that you broke the law. multiple times and they have said that you have refused to spend money that was dedicated for Americans. The Constitution gives Congress, Congress the power to spend money and not the president.
Mr. Vote, your actions clearly show that you want to cut federal funds from anyone who didn't vote for Donald Trump. Are you trying to get revenge on states that did not vote for your boss?
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:18
2
What happened during Russ Vought's cross-examination?
0:18–1:31
3
How did Democrats challenge Vought's claims about affordability?
1:31–3:25
4
What specific accusations were made against Vought's budget decisions?
3:25–9:12
5
How did Vought respond to questions about funding based on political affiliations?
9:12–24:37
6
What was discussed regarding the impact of defense spending on domestic programs?
24:37–29:01
7
How did Senators address the issue of rising healthcare costs?
29:01–29:16