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Steve Bannon (0:00)
I think it's huge because I think it gets to this whole CR and quite frankly, the whole Elon situation today, I think started yesterday with rescissions in the Senate and this whole issue about impoundments. Russ, vote and palette. We've talked about this issue for a year as they've talked and particularly after President Trump won, I think they put impoundments completely in question. I agree with you. I think acb, I don't know if she could take earlier time. I think it'd be a good thing. But five to four on that. Eric was, I thought, a shocker. Now, guys, guys, close that. Say no, no. He's just back in the jud. I'm not buying it. I think we got problems. We're buying a job. He's backing a judge who's a liberal judge from D.C. appointed by Biden, I.
Eric Bolling (0:40)
Believe, or Biden and also supported by George Strauss.
Steve Bannon (0:43)
I into your time, apologize. Have a great show, Warren.
Eric Bolling (0:46)
Steve, take it away.
Steve Bannon (0:48)
Okay. Eric Bolling, my best first guest every day. Eric, thank you so much. Glad to take the hand over to you. Okay. There's so much going on. We got Natalie Winners at the White House or play a cold open. We're going to get through it all in the next two hours. Let's let it rip here in the war room. Lena, Trump just posted on Trump Social.
Natalie Winters (1:08)
That Musk and Doge will take a scalpel approach, that's the quote, to federal.
Steve Bannon (1:13)
Cuts rather than using a hatchet.
Natalie Winters (1:15)
Can you explain exactly what that means? Yeah, Kira, I mean that social media post is pretty significant if you break it down. In addition to what you just mentioned, he also said that his cabinet and Elon Musk are going to be meeting every two weeks and that they need to work to be precise. Precise as they try to make the government more efficient, to slash the size of the federal government. Also saying that it's important to keep the best and most productive people. Now, this could be the most significant message yet from the president that somewhat reigns in the power of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency. This comes in light of bipartisan criticism of the cuts that the Department of Government Efficiency has been making. We've seen Republican town halls take place across the country where angry constituents are asking their Republican congresspeople who's actually in charge here, arguing that these cuts to the federal workforce have been indiscriminate. We're talking about thousands of federal workers fired across more than a dozen agencies and many of those workers probationary workers. Now, I've spoken to many of those federal workers who have been laid off. And they are many young people who were recently hired by the government, some of them who are actually hired to make the government more efficient. So what I've been hearing over and over again from federal workers is that these cuts have been happening with the hatchet and not a scalpel. But in that social media post, Kira, the president saying that they need to be precise.
