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Russ Vought: "We fund what we need to fund. I'm not at all shy about we want to spend billions of dollars on a new shipyard. We're up there defending the $1.5t that the Department of War needs. But it's also coming at a ton of reduction on the non-defense side"

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what's really terrifying is that this guy understands everything upside down bcz of the absurd idea he calls the "post-constitution era." well, you can say another middle schooler who believes a new era has come bcz Trump was elected.

Translation: we screwed up because of the stupidity and incompetence of Dear Leader and general absence of a spine within the admin and GOP, we are now stuck in a war that we started and can't get out of. So we will make taxpayers foot the bill for said incompetence and stupidity and lack of spine.

"Dept. Of Defense" is a euphemism to convince jaded Americans it's a good thing to shovel a trillion dollars into the military every year. It's got nothing to do with defending us from anything. It's all about expanding the American Empire.

He didn't mean "his" reduction. He just meant reducing the services to everyone else. According to him, we are the problem 🤪 In my case, I am happy to be his problem. 🤷🏽

That’s fine, Russ, but when are you getting congressional concurrence on appropriations? You cut out Congress with illegal pocket rescissions and other “creative” tricks. It’s unconstitutional.

Another part of the backlash from this should be that Ds cut military funding to the bone. We can’t afford healthcare, education, science, infrastructure, or anything else because we have to build a shipyard? GTFOH.

This is t one of Trumps she’ll games. Criminal. Congress tells you what to fund. You do t get get to not fund the stuff Congress approved and move the money elsewhere.

This is the FULL-BLOWN NAZI behind ALL the Destruction taking place in America‼️...RUSSELL VOUGHT *IS* PROJECT 2025 & He MUST be REMOVED & INCARCERATED for his Treasonous Actions AGAINST America‼️

You don't understand. We are not seeing one red cent from supporting the societal leeches who need medical care, food and the like. Defense contractors, however, contribute to our coffers and we see they are supported in kind.

Does anyone care that I don't want a shipyard? We have spent entirely TOO much money for the Defense Department. There has to be a stopping point. And this is the time. Enough is enough. How about $$ for healthcare, schools, food, gas etc.

So let me get this straight if Biden wanted to move money to pay down student debt that was illegal and stopped by SCOTUS but their moving money for a shipyard and no ones challenged that in court?

Billions for a new shipyard and $1.5 trillion for defense but cuts everywhere else Yeah that’s some serious ‘budget priorities’ right there

1.5 trillion dollars for defense is just absolutely ridiculous. China has 4 x the population and gets is done with 1/5th of that number. And it’s not going to the troops, it’s going to billionaire defense contractors while veterans are left homeless.

"reductions in the bureaucracy that the American people interact with" means cutting government services that we receive. All to spend trillions on our military which is already more than the next 8 biggest military spenders combined!

We fund fascism. And take the rest for ourselves. bsky.app/profile/atru...

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Russ Vought: "We fund what we need to fund. I'm not at all shy about we want to spend billions of dollars on a new shipyard. We're up there defending the $1.5t that the Department of War needs. But it's also coming at a ton of reduction on the non-defense side"

It's like when Congresswoman Tlaib asked him in the hearing, "Who do you work for?" and he replied, "The President of the United States," and she shouted "No! You work for the people." His arrogance is offensive, his actions diabolical.

Destroy the social safety net, explode the military budget. All without congress. All in as partisan of a way as we desire. Taking these actions unilaterally without Congress is illegal and unconstitutional under existing U.S. law.

Congress has left the building? Pretty sure it's not his money to spend how he likes. Didn't we used ot have laws? Checks and Balnaces? democracy?

By law you are not funding what you need to fund Vought. Honestly the OMB position shouldn‘t be one that we question every action taken.

Important. Otherwise all those who repeat their vernacular are co-opted into their fascist rhetoric. It is DOD.

Scumbags they are saying we don't care what we cut healthcare food assistance housing retirement anything it takes for war so we can kill people but screw Americans basic needs they pay taxes for we must have trillions so we can wage war for no reason we have nukes no one is going to attack us

It only matters when someone else runs up the tab. But conservative Christians are allowed to run up the tab, they see it as the rest of society’s job to constantly pick up the conservative Christian tab. 🤬🤬🤬🤬 Vought is another one that needs to be locked up forever.

Yeah, It's just sad how many people have bought into their lies and trust these snake oil salesman. They literally never tell the truth, ever. I remember so many people telling me before Trump got elected this last time how bad the debt was. And how worried they were about it, and now? 🦗 🦗 🦗

Next Democratic administration must dismantle the unelected Heritage Foundation. (and unelected Federalist Society) Fire the "leadership" and interns. DOGE them to oblivion and make Vought, Carr, Monica Crowley watch in misery.

And the whole naked theft of money to route towards pet projects without authorization of congress... He needs indicted, prosecuted, convicted, and in jail for the rest of his life for his crimes.

What part of Project 2025 did people not understand. They wrote out EXACTLY what they were going to do if Trump won the election. Why is anyone surprised?

The "non-defense side" supports the American economy with much greater multiplying effect than the defense side does. The budgetary changes they're making are recessionary. Not to mention hurting Americans.

Diverting funds that actually help all Americans to companies who will profit for their investors. Just wait to see how many contracts go to companies immediately after the trump bros invest in them. But it will be totally…coincidental.

We spend more on defense than the next 6 largest world militaries combined. If we can’t get the job done with that budget it must be actual “waste fraud and abuse.” Also, shipyards are so 1930s.

77M Americans voted for military funding at the expense of basic work/life benefits, programs and services that benefit working people & families. This is what the majority of those who voted want. 90M didn’t vote at all. Live with your consequences America or run better candidates.

Everything is out loud and yet it comes off like they aren’t doing the things they say they are doing. Like they aren’t taking money straight from the taxpaying Americans and putti g it straight in their pockets

Our country failed an open book test in 2024. ALL of the cruelty, lawlessness and destruction was written in flowery “acceptable” (if you fall for bullshit) language in Project 2025. And this right wing Christian fanatic POS literally wrote the book. Plus “The Unitary Executive” theory.Look it up.

Oh look, Mr. Project 2025 crawled out from his lair. He doesn’t care what Trump’s war costs, as long as he can take it out of every single other federal budget starting the Department of Education and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Okay. Can't wait till we get to take a crack on this. Do you have any idea how much defense spending a Democratic president would like to eliminate and spend another things? It's pretty much the entire political debate for the past 25 years.

Smart people can effect change in a system through their persuasion, creativity and intelligence as they arbitrate for benefit to those involved Dumb people torch something to the ground through incompetence and argue it needs change and more money to fix afterwards Guess who’s leading us?