At the end of a Senate subcommittee hearing on Tuesday morning, someone sitting near Chairman Susan Collins (R-Maine) didn’t switch off a microphone. Collins was recorded discussing the federal budget and President Trump’s lack of familiarity with the details of governing with a colleague — apparently Sen. Jack Reed (R.I.), the ranking Democrat on the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies subcommittee. After Reed praises Collins’s leadership of the hearing, she laments the administration’s handling of spending. “I swear, [the Office of Management and Budget] just went through and whenever there was ‘grant,’ they just X it out,” Collins says. “With no measurement, no thinking about it, no metrics, no nothing. It’s just incredibly irresponsible.” “Yes,” Reed replies. “I think — I think he’s crazy,” apparently referring to the president. “I mean, I don’t say that lightly and as a kind of a goofy guy.” “I’m worried,” Collins replies. “Oof,” Reed continues. “You know, this thing — if we don’t get a budget deal, we’re going to be paralyzed.” “I know,” Collins replies. “[Department of Defense] is going to be paralyzed, everybody is going to be paralyzed,” Reed says. “I don’t think he knows there is a [Budget Control Act] or anything,” Collins says, referring to a 2011 law that defines the budget process. “He was down at the Ford commissioning,” Reed says, referring to President Trump’s weekend event launching a new aircraft carrier, “saying, ‘I want them to pass my budget.’ Okay, so we give him $54 billion and then we take it away across the board which would cause chaos.” “Right,” Collins replies. “It’s just — and he hasn’t — not one word about the budget. Not one word about the debt ceiling,” Reed says. “Good point,” Collins replies. “You’ve got [Budget Director Mick] Mulvaney saying we’re going to put in all sorts of stuff like a border wall. Then you’ve got [Treasury Secretary Steve] Mnuchin saying it’s got to be clean,” Reed continues. “We’re going to be back in September, and, you know, you’re going to have crazy people in the House.” In a more salacious part of what was recorded, Collins then addressed a radio interview in which Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Tex.) suggested that if Collins were a man, he’d have challenged her to a duel for opposing the Senate Republicans’ Obamacare overhaul bill. “Did you see the one who challenged me to a duel?” Collins asks. “I know,” Reed replies. “Trust me. Do you know why he challenged you to a duel? ‘Cause you could beat the s— out of him.” “Well, he’s huge,” Collins replies. “And he — I don’t mean to be unkind, but he’s so unattractive it’s unbelievable.” “Did you see the picture of him in his pajamas next to this Playboy bunny?” she continues, referring to an infamous photo of Farenthold, below. At that point, the mic went dead. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...p-is-crazy-im-worried/?utm_term=.cb4713309c31
I don't give a crap about what's said on a hot Mike. I want representatives with guts to say what they believe in public and stand up for their beliefs.
“You know, this thing — if we don’t get a budget deal, we’re going to be paralyzed.” The best thing that could happen to this country is to fucking paralyze Congress.
I loved this. Didn't really care what she had to say rather it's the fact that it was something real rather than the usual lies or fluffy distorted political talk we usually get. I remember when they caught G.W. on a hot mic years ago. I was never a fan of his but even though it was fairly bad as well, it was real and I got a kick out of for that fact alone.
Let me guess... what you think is terrible is not that the President doesn't know anything, but that people were rude enough to mention it? barfo
She sounds like a middle management bitch whose sole purpose is to create a bunch of useless fucking paperwork and hassle. Other side of the wall for her!
What I gather from this is that Reed recognizes a crazy goofy untrustworthy president. I can see that!
When I listen to Reed, or Collins for that matter, crazy and goofy do come up, but it is not about the President.