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Rep. Simpson talks tariffs, Ukraine, DOGE and Trump’s second term so far
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IDAHO FALLS — When President Donald Trump took office two months ago, it set off a whirlwind of activity in Washington, D.C., and we asked U.S. Congressman Mike Simpson, a Republican serving Idaho’s 2nd District about tariffs, inflation, DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) and a variety of other issues.
Here is a lightly edited transcript of his 15-minute interview with reporter Nate Eaton. Watch the entire conversation in the video player above.
Nate Eaton: How would you say the first two months of the Trump administration are going?
Rep. Mike Simpson: They have been both exciting and sometimes worrisome. But I tell people – don’t set your hair on fire yet. The administration is going through the budget and how we spend our money. I think that’s what people wanted us to do is to go look and see where the waste and fraud and abuse are and limit the size of government.
Anybody that thought we were going to turn around our fiscal order or fiscal house and start getting toward a balanced budget and start paying off our debt instead of adding to it – anybody thought we were going to do that and it wasn’t going to involve some pain was living in a fantasy world. So there’s going to be some things in there that they recommend.
There will be things I agree with. There will probably be some things I disagree with, but I’m glad they’re doing what they’re doing.
Read the rest of the interview here
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