Will Trump’s Spending Freeze Reignite The Resistance?
Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and RCP White House correspondent Phil Wegmann discuss the confirmation hearings of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services and the letter opposing his nomination published by his cousin, Caroline Kennedy. They also talk about the recent pause of Trump's controversial federal spending freeze, which has been meet with legal challenges across the country and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision to revoke the security detail for former Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley. Plus, Karoline Leavitt's first White House press briefing, the promises made, and the reaction from the legacy media. Then finally, Andrew talks to James S. Robbins of The Institute of World Politics about L. Brent Bozell III, Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Agency for Global Media, and Kari Lake, his pick to head the Voice of America. They discuss Robbins’ new article in RealClear Defense, “Make America’s Story Great Again.”
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Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and RCP White House correspondent Phil Wegmann discuss the confirmation hearings of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services and the letter opposing his nomination published by his cousin, Caroline Kennedy. They also talk about the recent pause of Trump's controversial federal spending freeze, which has been meet with legal challenges across the country and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision to revoke the security detail for former Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley. Plus, Karoline Leavitt's first White House press briefing, the promises made, and the reaction from the legacy media. Then finally, Andrew talks to James S. Robbins of The Institute of World Politics about L. Brent Bozell III, Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Agency for Global Media, and Kari Lake, his pick to head the Voice of America. They discuss Robbins’ new article in RealClear Defense, “Make America’s Story Great Again.” Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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