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‘What Do You Say?’: CNN Host Challenges Ted Lieu On ‘Taxpayer Money’ Going To Questionable Programs Abroad

CNN Anchor Pamela Brown on Wednesday asked California Democrat Ted Riu about funding for US taxpayers heading towards questionable initiatives overseas.

Brown said in the “CNN Newsroom” that her network “reduces government efficiency (DOGE) “Gender Affirming Health Care in Guatemala, Internet trolling people in Kazakhstan, voluntary male circumcision in Mozambique He said he confirmed that he would teach him to fight against opportunities for young LGBTQI+ people in Serbia. “She asked Ryu if he would support American taxpayers who fund these programs. He did not provide a direct response. (Related: Former Trump Chief of Staff tells DEM panelists that their party is on the “normal wrong side”)

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“Are these things that I think taxpayer money from the US, taxpayer money from the US should be spent? And how do taxpayers know their money goes to these causes? Do you think so? Brown asked.

“So I’m happy to discuss fundraising. [U.S. Agency for International Development] What USAID and some of these programs are doing, but what the administration can’t do is randomly freeze funds for all these programs that Congress has already allocated,” Lie replied. Ta. “So we have an entire spending process, and it’s wrong that they’re making these cuts to help Americans in some way. They’re going to be billionaires multibillion dollars. We are making these cuts to give tax cuts.”

Lieu claimed that Republicans “passed the committee’s budget last week,” and “to trillions of dollars of tax-rich people.”

Brown pushed back by saying that many Americans support President Donald Trump’s agenda to increase government efficiency.

“But Republicans and a lot of Americans, and I hear a lot from them, “Look, I know this is going to help cut taxes on billionaires, but Democrats have been around for a long time. He said, he’s back to President Clinton. It makes the government more efficient. We’re going to get rid of waste, fraud and abuse.” And in their view, they’re seeing all this and they’re I praise that,” Brown said. “They say, ‘In the end, someone is doing something about this, so they’re moving fast.’ ”

CBS News Opinion survey The release on February 9th found Trump held a 53% approval rate. This has received his highest recognition rating both for his term. Polls show that nearly 60% of Americans support Trump’s agenda and deport illegal immigrants, while 54% have approved handling of Israeli-Hama’s conflict.

“And sometimes you have to do it and you get wrong. But in the end, they’re removing some of the waste. And wow, this is what my taxpayer dollars say is, “I “I can’t believe it, including some of the programs mentioned.” “What do you say to all these Americans?”

Lieu responded by promoting his support to eliminate “waste, fraud, abuse.” He also said administrations on both sides of the aisle have similar agendas.

“But they’ll argue that it hasn’t affected,” Brown retorted.

“Yeah, the impact is that it’s going to give billionaires a big tax cut,” Liu said. “That’s exactly what the Republican budget does.”

Doge has cut an estimated $55 billion in government spending so far. According to on that website. USAID also funded a sex exchange operation in Guatemala, a Sesame Street show in Iraq and the distribution of over 65 million condoms overseas.

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