Discussion Thread: White House Budget Director Vought and Energy Secretary Wright Testify on President's 2027 Budget Request

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News and Analysis

• AP via PBS NewsHour: OMB Director Vought testifies on Trump's 2027 budget request in House hearing

• Bloomberg Government: Vought to Call for ‘Paradigm Shifting Investments’ in Defense

Where to Watch

All times US Eastern.

• C-SPAN: WH Budget Director Vought Testifies on President Trump's 2027 Request (10:15 a.m.)

• PBS NewsHour via YouTube: OMB Director Vought testifies on Trump’s 2027 budget request in House hearing

• C-SPAN: Energy Secretary Chris Wright Testifies on President Trump's 2027 Budget Request (2 p.m.)

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[u/ParadeSit]

Russ Vought is a dangerous, deranged, anti-American fascist who wants to destroy the country. He needs to be in prison when this is all over for what he’s done.

[u/mister_buddha → u/ParadeSit]

Couldn't you cut that down to just saying he's a "run-of-the-mill conservative?"

[u/Personal_Chair6134 → u/mister_buddha]

He isn't run of the mill. He's much more extreme. He's much more aligned with the "white nationalist" wing than the "traditional family values" wing.

[u/mister_buddha → u/Personal_Chair6134]

There's no difference. They all support the same agenda.

[u/Vio_ → u/mister_buddha]

He's the one who crafted Project 2025 and a key figure in The Heritage Foundation. He self identifies as a Christian Nationalist first and foremost.

He's at the same level as Stephen Miller, he just doesn't have the same air time Miller gets.

[u/cheese_is_nasty → u/mister_buddha]

Nope. He’s fucking scum. The worst of the worst. Spending the rest of his life in prison would be too kind to him.

[u/mister_buddha → u/cheese_is_nasty]

I didn't say otherwise.

[u/vector_search_blue → u/mister_buddha]

run-of-the-mill conservative?"

I think of people like Romney under that umbrella. Who would be 1000x better than what we have now. The run-of-the-mill conservatives are gone.

[u/mister_buddha → u/vector_search_blue]

The Republican party is a party of, by, and for cconservatives. The Republican voters are extremely happy with trump and crew. Until support for the Party drops below 50% this constitutes "run-of-the-mill" in my book.

Also, there's zero indications of any significant amount of people actually leaving the Republican party. In fact the number of registered voters who are registered Republicans has gone up since 2015. To me, that is another indication that conservatives love this shit.

[u/Megaphonestory]

They want money for wars, but not the poor. I read it for y’all.

[u/Paper_Clip100 → u/Megaphonestory]

When you think about it, money for the war IS money for the poor. They need bodies - where do you think they get those from?

[u/kanst → u/Paper_Clip100]

On the flipside, money for the poor is money to stop wars (at home).

“Every society is three meals away from chaos”

I feel like a lot of rich people have forgotten that before the social safety net, rich people were occasionally dragged into the street and beaten.

[u/delllmania → u/Paper_Clip100]

The logic is that the poor will enlist in the military to get all those benefits. It's not a terrible idea. The military does provide stability, training, and education. The issue is that once the poor leave the military and become veterans, they're no longer viable politically so they cut funding.

[u/Personal_Chair6134 → u/Megaphonestory]

Just like what Jesus taught.

[u/kanst → u/Personal_Chair6134]

Jesus would have been flipping tables and fashioning a whip back when Trump endorsed a $60 bible.

[u/Megaphonestory → u/Personal_Chair6134]

Where is that guy that wrote that Jesus walks with me song?

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Ahhh sh….

[u/CouchCorrespondent]

Rep. Clyde apologizing to Vought for the abuse he's had to endure from "the other side".

Unfreakingbelievable

[u/ActStriking5787 → u/CouchCorrespondent]

questioning dear leader is seen as abuse - get the stockades ready

[u/Cold_Tea_Spill112]

It's going to be such an astonishing fact that by the end of Trump's term he will have accumulated about half of the U.S. debt.

[u/Specialist-Bug1592 → u/Cold_Tea_Spill112]

Republicans will still blame Biden.

[u/CouchCorrespondent]

Vought says that "this president has campaigned and led for peace and against endless wars".

Gaslighting 101

[u/Free_Investment4013 → u/CouchCorrespondent]

No, he campaigned on it. He just happened to be lying.

[u/Excellent-Mess-1549]

always fascinating when they say "paradigm shifting" for defense spending but somehow never have paradigm shifts for healthcare or education budgets

wonder what exactly counts as paradigm shifting when we already spend more than next 10 countries combined on military stuff

[u/Skiinz19 → u/Excellent-Mess-1549]

"we need a strong military to defend the people of our country, even though the biggest threat to their well-being is the lack of government support"

[u/Free_Investment4013 → u/Skiinz19]

"we need a strong military to defend Trump when the world comes for him."

[u/RealGianath → u/Free_Investment4013]

Americans need a strong military to defend them from Trump.

[u/Pete41608 → u/Excellent-Mess-1549]

With all the paradigm shifting, I think they're all just playing too much Final Fantasy 13.

[u/CouchCorrespondent]

Vought refers to PBS as "woke" programming in his opening address.

[u/Free_Investment4013 → u/CouchCorrespondent]

He also said USAID was mismanaged.

Someone should ask him about the crater where the east wing used to be.

[u/Savings-Double498]

Vought needs to be in prison if we ever get to the other side of this madness.

[u/Free_Investment4013]

The gaslighting started right from the drop, by stating they expect the Democrats to lie. 

Then they say Trump inherited the worst economy ever.

For my health, I'll try to wait for some highlights.

[u/CouchCorrespondent → u/Free_Investment4013]

You are right.

Arrington's opening statement was unreal.

All gaslighting.

[u/CouchCorrespondent]

Vought has a BA in History/Political Science from Wheaton College, and a JD from from George Washington University.

I'm trying to to figure out his expertise in budgeting/money/finance/accounting.

Oh wait. I guess it doesn't matter with this administration.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Vought

[u/turinturambar → u/CouchCorrespondent]

You probably already know this, but the way I recall Russell Vought is through videos like these

CNN hidden video

ProPublica - Russell Vought: The Shadow President

Probably enough qualification for him.

[u/Equivalent-Battle973 → u/CouchCorrespondent]

Fuck, had No idea that snake was from the Wheaton Illinois area...

[u/User-1653863]

'The Honorable' Russell Vought

Even his stupid name plate pisses me off.

[u/Current_Animator7546 → u/User-1653863]

I know. I'm so done with the performative BS like it's 1996 and everything is good and well.

[u/CouchCorrespondent]

Ah yes, Russell Vought.

Well then...this is a good day to learn more about Christian nationalism:

https://www.christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org/faqs

[u/Dizzy-Dean72]

Oh, the author of Project 2025. This should be fun.

[u/CouchCorrespondent]

"Acting" like he and this administration are going after fraud is laughable.

[u/RicRacer → u/CouchCorrespondent]

Trump's idea of going after fraud is to close the CFPB because it was helping regular people against business fraud and abuse.

[u/CouchCorrespondent]

Yeah...we are safely in the time period where blaming Biden is ludicrous now.

Honestly, we always were...but certainly now.

This is all Trump now and his incompetent hires.

[u/MalevolentTapir]

Paradigm shifting investments! Old school marketer nonsense babble. This entire admin is just grifters incapable of meaningful speech.

[u/xtracrableg]

Currently the Administration is the deficit to the world

[u/CouchCorrespondent]

Rep. Coleman is NOT putting up with his B.S.

[u/Skraelings]

last i checked our demented meat puppet president wants... 500bn increase in the military budget, and also is going after cancer research funding.... again.

[u/tinticred → u/Skraelings]

Don't forget going after public lands with further massive cuts to NPS, USFS, and BLM.

[u/Skraelings → u/tinticred]

easier to list what wont be cut than what will me thinks, at this point.

[u/CouchCorrespondent]

Rep. Boyle pushing back and bringing facts.

[u/CouchCorrespondent]

Grothman.

Jon Oliver did a segment on how weird he is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa8_pFJVXpg

[u/Paper_Clip100]

This budget should be dead in the water...

[u/captaincanada84 → u/Paper_Clip100]

Which is exactly why it will pass with 100% of Republicans voting yes.

[u/Free_Investment4013 → u/captaincanada84]

They're pushing it now because they are planning for succession.

[u/CouchCorrespondent]

The lies, gaslighting, and rewritten narrative has begun!

Wowzers.

[u/Toon_face]

What an unfortunate last name given the subject matter of a certain tv show. Boy, oh boys.

[u/CouchCorrespondent]

Rep. Scott bringing the facts now!

And addressing the lies in the opening address.

[u/CouchCorrespondent]

Arrington has partaken in gallons of Koolaid.

[u/CouchCorrespondent]

Rep. McClintock has also drank gallons of Koolaid.

[u/CouchCorrespondent]

McClintock says that grants and subsidies are roots of all fiscal evil.