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Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
GOP Rep Gets Corrected On Air About Confident, And Wildly Wrong, Tariff Claim
Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.) was grilled by CNN's Brianna Keilar on Tuesday after falsely claiming President Donald Trump's tariffs were not in effect while minimizing the impact it had on the economy. 'The results of perceived and prospective tariffs have not gone into effect yet,' Meuser said. 'But [there's] regulations that have been reduced under this administration already ― the energy policy, the fact that we secured the border, the fact that fentanyl is no longer coming in.' 'Why are you saying tariffs are not in effect?' Keilar interrupted. 'Because we did a 90-day pause on them,' Meuser said. Keilar quickly corrected the Republican, stating that the baseline tariffs on all imports are still at 10%. While Canada and Mexico, the two largest U.S. trading partners, still face a 25% tariff on all imports. And let's not forget Trump's 145% tariff on China, which, as Keilar noted, is the United States' 'biggest trading partner.' 'That's like the Big Kahuna right there,' Keilar said. Meuser argued that the U.S. has not experienced any inflation as of yet. But grocery prices, for example, have increased each month since Trump took office. And according to Reuters, Trump's first 100 days in office have created expectations of a semi-permanent state of uncertainty with the U.S. stock market. On Wednesday, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that American businesses have been disrupted in the past three months, and the economy has already shrunk 0.3%. 'There are effects of tariffs. I know you're saying there aren't any, but there are,' Keilar clapped back. 'I'm going to grant you that,' Meuser said. 'I'm not going to argue that point, that the tariffs triggered a sell off within the markets and certainly have sent a rattle through the economy.' Meuser maintained that tariffs' effects are 'more perceived than real at this moment in time.' Keilar ended the interview by reiterating her correction. 'I just don't want to leave our viewers with the impression that they are not in effect. There is a pause on the so-called reciprocal tariffs, but they're still at 10%, and China is still very, very, very high.' Majority Of Americans Slap Trump With This 'Dangerous' Label, New Poll Finds Kevin O'Leary Says Trade War With China Is Like This 1 Dangerous Game Joe Rogan Squirms As He's Called Out For Legitimizing 'Dangerous' People With 'S**t' Ideas
Buzz Feed
13-03-2025
- Politics
- Buzz Feed
"He's Just A Dick": Senator Tina Smith Has Zero Regrets Over Calling Elon Musk An "A-Hole," And It's The Energy We Need
Smith made the comments on Musk's X platform, calling him a 'billionaire asshole' boss over his insistence that federal workers send an email about what they'd done in the last week. On Wednesday, she was asked about her posts by CNN 's Brianna Keilar, who noted that Democratic voters want 'more' from her party and want the party to oppose President Donald Trump 'in a more fulsome way.' 'So, I mean, I ask you this sincerely, like, what's the value in that kind of language and communication? Is that the best way to communicate the stakes of the moment that the country's in?' Keilar asked. Smith swiftly replied, 'Well, what I'm hearing from voters at home and what I heard on your show is that people want to see some fight.' 'They want to see some urgency in this moment that we're in and they, I think with that tweet that I did, it touched a nerve with millions of people,' she continued. On CNN on Wednesday, Keilar, playing devil's advocate, asked if there was a way for the senator to reflect her constituents' outrage without 'the limited vocabulary of curse words.' Smith continued to defend her language in the posts, 'I know that my constituents, sometimes they swear, sometimes they don't swear.' CNN 'What matters is that people feel like you're actually expressing what you really think, that you're not sugarcoating it, as my mother used to say — who also had a tendency to swear a fair amount, let me just be honest with you.'
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
GOP's Burchett berates CNN anchor over spending cuts coverage
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on Tuesday attacked CNN's coverage of the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) spending cuts and accused the network of trying to rally its viewers against President Trump. In an interview on 'CNN News Central,' anchor Brianna Keilar asked the Republican lawmaker about nonpartisan estimates suggesting the GOP's targeted spending cuts would necessitate cuts to entitlement programs, including Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security. It follows Elon Musk's suggestion in an interview Monday that in order to make a significant dent in cutting wasteful spending in government, lawmakers need to take a closer look at entitlement spending. Trump, meanwhile, has continued to insist his efforts to rein in government spending will not reduce the popular entitlement programs of Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security. 'The issue is the cuts to the benefits versus waste, fraud and abuse,' Keilar said to Burchett. 'There seems to be a lot of support right for [cutting] waste, fraud and abuse. 'The issue is that — if you talk to folks who can actually know the amount of waste, fraud and abuse that you could tackle — they say you can't get that number of the cuts that he's talking about … without being honest about cutting these entitlements' Keilar continued, referring to the goals laid out by Musk, public face of the DOGE efforts. Burchett fired back, saying those who suggest entitlements need to be cut are the same people who 'created the problem' and who are afraid 'they're going to get caught with their hand in the cookie jar,' adding, 'Of course, they're going to tell you, 'No, we didn't make a mistake. This is crazy.'' 'If Elon Musk says that he thinks he could find a trillion dollars' worth of waste, abuse and fraud, why don't we let him try to see if he can find it? What does that hurt? You know, everybody's trying to be critical. They're attacking the message carrier,' he added. Keilar repeatedly pressed Burchett on the 'math,' pointing to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate showing the total amount of fraud falling short of the targeted spending cut goals. She also noted that DOGE's own receipts of cut programs could not account for the desired budget cuts. Burchett pointed to specific fraud that DOGE had found, and soon he and Keiler were speaking over each other as she said she was 'trying to have a conversation.' 'Why don't you all at CNN want to cut that stuff?' Burchett asked her, referring to cuts DOGE has found. 'I'm just, I'm trying to do some math with you, talking about —,' Keilar said, before getting cut off. Burchett then accused CNN of intentionally opposing the cuts and trying to 'scare' viewers. 'Ma'am, you all do not support one cut. CNN, you all do not support one dadgum cut in any of this stuff. You're trying to use the lowest denominator. You're trying to scare the most people, to drive the train against Trump. And it's not working. The American people are not buying it. And you all have made a huge error in this, because there is unbelievable waste, abuse and fraud.' 'No, I'm looking at the numbers,' Keilar said over Burchett. He responded as she talked: 'No, ma'am. You're not looking — no ma'am, you all are not.' The anchor continued: 'I'm looking at the numbers that DOGE has put out themselves. They say they're cutting contracts that have already ended. They say they're cutting a big amount. It turns out it's actually a smaller amount.' 'That's just math, congressman, and we're going to continue to keep looking at the math,' she said. 'Well, look at the math. Are you saying there's not billions of dollars of waste abuse and fraud in federal government? Are you trying to say that?' he said. 'Because everybody out there knows it. She responded, speaking over him: 'I don't need to tell you that. There are CBO estimates.' 'And that's why Trump's in the White House and that's why Kamala Harris is on a book tour,' Burchett said, speaking over Keilar. 'That's what we're trying to discuss is the actual number,' she said. '… I'm trying to have an honest conversation with you about the numbers and CBO estimates and the numbers that experts on this topic expect there to be.' She then ended the interview, as Burchett chimed in, 'Unnamed experts.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
11-03-2025
- Business
- The Hill
GOP's Burchett berates CNN anchor over spending cuts coverage
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on Tuesday attacked CNN's coverage of the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) spending cuts and accused the network of trying to rally its viewers against President Trump. In an interview on 'CNN News Central,' anchor Brianna Keilar asked the Republican lawmaker about nonpartisan estimates suggesting the GOP's targeted spending cuts would necessitate cuts to entitlement programs, including Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security. It follows Elon Musk's suggestion in an interview Monday that in order to make a significant dent in cutting wasteful spending in government, lawmakers need to take a closer look at entitlement spending. Trump, meanwhile, has continued to insist that his efforts to rein in government spending will not reduce the popular entitlement programs of Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security. 'The issue is the cuts to the benefits versus waste, fraud and abuse,' Keilar said to Burchett. 'There seems to be a lot of support right for [cutting] waste, fraud and abuse. 'The issue is that — if you talk to folks who can actually know the amount of waste, fraud and abuse that you could tackle — they say you can't get that number of the cuts that he's talking about… without being honest about cutting these entitlements' Keilar continued, referring to the goals laid out by Musk, public face of the DOGE efforts. Burchett fired back, saying those who suggest entitlements need to be cut are the same people who 'created the problem' and who are afraid 'they're going to get caught with their hand in the cookie jar,' adding, 'Of course, they're going to tell you, 'No, we didn't make a mistake. This is crazy.'' 'If Elon Musk says that he thinks he could find a trillion dollars' worth of waste, abuse and fraud, why don't we let him try to see if he can find it? What does that hurt? You know, everybody's trying to be critical. They're attacking the message carrier,' he added. Keilar repeatedly pressed Burchett on the 'math,' pointing to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate showing the total amount of fraud falling short of the targeted spending cut goals. She also noted that DOGE's own receipts of cut programs could not account for the desired budget cuts. Burchett pointed to specific fraud that DOGE had found, and soon he and Keiler were speaking over one another as she said she was 'trying to have a conversation.' 'Why don't you all at CNN want to cut that stuff?' Burchett asked her, referring to cuts DOGE has found. 'I'm just, I'm trying to do some math with you, talking about —,' Keilar said, before getting cut off. Burchett then accused CNN of intentionally opposing the cuts and trying to 'scare' viewers. 'Ma'am, you all do not support one cut. CNN, you all do not support one dadgum cut in any of this stuff. You're trying to use the lowest denominator. You're trying to scare the most people, to drive the train against Trump. And it's not working. The American people are not buying it. And you all have made a huge error in this, because there is unbelievable waste, abuse and fraud.' 'No, I'm looking at the numbers,' Keilar said over Burchett. He responded as she talked: 'No, ma'am. You're not looking — no ma'am, you all are not.' The anchor continued: 'I'm looking at the numbers that DOGE has put out themselves. They say they're cutting contracts that have already ended. They say they're cutting a big amount. It turns out it's actually a smaller amount.' 'That's just math, congressman, and we're going to continue to keep looking at the math,' she said. 'Well, look at the math. Are you saying there's not billions of dollars of waste abuse and fraud in federal government? Are you trying to say that?' he said. 'Because everybody out there knows it. She responded, speaking over him: 'I don't need to tell you that. There are CBO estimates.' 'And that's why Trump's in the White House and that's why Kamala Harris is on a book tour,' Burchett said, speaking over Keilar. 'That's what we're trying to discuss is the actual number…,' she said. 'I'm trying to have an honest conversation with you about the numbers and CBO estimates and the numbers that experts on this topic expect there to be.' She then ended the interview, as Burchett chimed in, 'Unnamed experts.'
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
CNN Host Asks Hysterical Stephen Miller to ‘Calm Down' in Live Interview
An interview between a CNN anchor and a top Trump aide turned sour Tuesday after adviser Stephen Miller blew a fuse on-air while trying to defend Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Although things were generally civil between anchor Brianna Keilar and the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy at the start of their discussion, probing into who exactly is running DOGE, the mood quickly turned south when Keilar pried into who was in charge of terminating 300 employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration on Thursday—only to have the Department of Energy rescind it the next day. 'Well, in that case the secretary of energy would be the one,' the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy replied. 'So what you're describing would be the cuts in the Department of Energy, those are directed by the Senate-confirmed secretary of energy.' 'OK, so that was the secretary of energy's mistake?' Keiler inquired. 'Well, I wouldn't use the term mistake,' Miller retorted. 'I would say that it's pretty standard when you're downsizing government, you make cuts, you assess those cuts. You see who needs to be rehired, you see who needs to be kept, who needs to be reevaluated.' When Keilar described the chain of events at the Department of Energy last week as abnormal, Miller's facade gradually began to crack as he clapped back: 'I understand that even a temporary interruption in federal employment is a great crisis and catastrophe for you, and for CNN.' As the two continued to exchange back-and-forths, that included Keilar having to clarify that she's not a federal employee, Miller eventually snapped when Keiler said that she doesn't believe anyone would 'assert' that there's no monetary waste in government, prompting him to yell: 'Then why are you not celebrating these cuts?! 'If you agree there is waste, if you agree there is abuse, if you agree there is corruption, why are you not celebrating the cuts, the reforms that are being instituted?' the homeland security adviser bellowed. 'Every day that no action is taken the entire salary of American workers that are taxed disappears forever.' 'Stephen, let's calm down,' Keilar replied. 'We're not having a debate.' 'Well you are clearly trying to debate me,' Miller quipped back. 'And I will be as excited as I want to be about the fact that we are saving Americans billions of dollars.' Miller is a mainstay in President Donald Trump's orbit having worked on his 2016 presidential campaign and in the White House during his first term as a senior adviser. He's largely known for authoring some of the first Trump administration's more draconian immigration policies including the zero tolerance policies at the border. His defense of DOGE comes after a Monday court filing from the White House clarified that Musk is not an employee nor administrator of the department. The document instead describes Musk as a 'senior adviser to the president' who has 'no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself.'
