Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi
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The MeidasTouch Podcast
Exclusive Interview with Congressman Krishnamoorthi on Trump Disasters
They are. You know, I think that you might have seen it, but as polls or poll numbers are dipping now, as people are paying attention to what's happening here, you know, some people talk about DEI. I also talk about it, you know, Doge, Elon and incompetence. And it is out of control, my friend. And we're seeing it kind of lay down. wreckage across the government landscape.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Exclusive Interview with Congressman Krishnamoorthi on Trump Disasters
My constituents made almost 1,000 phone calls into our office the day that they learned that Elon Musk had access to private information on the Federal Payment Service. They don't want any part of that. And these are Republicans, Democrats, and independents who are calling in. They aren't just Democrats. They aren't just liberals. They are people across the political spectrum.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Exclusive Interview with Congressman Krishnamoorthi on Trump Disasters
The more they learn, I think there is buyer's remorse taking hold as well.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Exclusive Interview with Congressman Krishnamoorthi on Trump Disasters
Yeah, I do. And I think that these town halls are an indication that, you know, constituents are restless. They don't like what they're seeing. They don't like the fact that, you know, the Republicans are proposing upwards of two point three trillion dollars in cuts to Medicaid. Think about that. That's almost a third of Medicaid. That would mean tens of millions of Americans losing jobs.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Exclusive Interview with Congressman Krishnamoorthi on Trump Disasters
access to their sole source of health care. And so, Ben, you know this. This is a program, numerous programs like this touch Democrats, Republicans, Independents in blue states and red states. And I think that people are suddenly kind of becoming aware of just the consequences of what's about to happen. And why do they want these cuts? That's the other question that people are asking.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Exclusive Interview with Congressman Krishnamoorthi on Trump Disasters
Well, it turns out the answer is to fund tax cuts, tax cuts for billionaires, oligarchs, broligarchs, special interests, you name it. And that just causes the smoke to come out of people's ears as well.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Exclusive Interview with Congressman Krishnamoorthi on Trump Disasters
It is. We were one vote short of having him testify before the Oversight Committee when we tried to subpoena him. But can I say one other thing that is wigging people out, really getting people upset, which is avian flu. This avian flu thing is out of control. It's causing the price of eggs and other groceries to skyrocket. For that matter, you might have seen this, but
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Exclusive Interview with Congressman Krishnamoorthi on Trump Disasters
Prices have gone up since Donald Trump became president. They've gone up. Not only that, but the stock market gains have disappeared since Donald Trump became president. And so people are starting to notice that their 401ks are down. Prices of groceries are up. Sickness increases. is up through avian flu, but also there's outbreaks of salmonella, outbreaks of listeria.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Exclusive Interview with Congressman Krishnamoorthi on Trump Disasters
And what is this guy focused on? He actually has an executive order banning paper straws. And I'm not making that up. I actually, I hope that your viewers go and look at this. He has an executive order on paper straws. So that's kind of the types of priorities that Donald Trump has right now.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Exclusive Interview with Congressman Krishnamoorthi on Trump Disasters
Because he'd have to tell the truth, Ben. He'd be under oath. You'd have to put your hand up and actually swear to tell the truth under penalty of perjury. And that is why he's not appearing. Who's protecting him, though? Who's protecting him? our Republican colleagues. They don't want him to come up there and have to testify.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Exclusive Interview with Congressman Krishnamoorthi on Trump Disasters
And oh, by the way, he's constantly threatening these Republicans if they don't do things that he wants. You may be getting to this, but one of the reasons why the Republicans in the Senate rubber-stamped Such controversial figures as Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel and RFK Jr.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Exclusive Interview with Congressman Krishnamoorthi on Trump Disasters
is because Elon Musk threatened each of the wavering senators with primary battles that he would fund with his PAC. And so he's threatening people and they're doing his bidding. And one of them is not bringing him to testify before the House.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Exclusive Interview with Congressman Krishnamoorthi on Trump Disasters
Well, what I tell them is that please hold us accountable in Washington. I'm talking about Republicans and Democrats. We have to get this better. We have to do something about this. This is unacceptable. And that starts with, I think, three things. One, we have to lift up.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Exclusive Interview with Congressman Krishnamoorthi on Trump Disasters
and speak up and speak out about these stories that are repeatedly popping up about people getting hurt by these moves with executive orders. And we have to rally public opinion around reversing these executive orders and these decisions by the Trump administration.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Exclusive Interview with Congressman Krishnamoorthi on Trump Disasters
Secondly, there is a litigation strategy, both inside of Congress from the committees, but also outside of Congress from the state attorneys generals and not-for-profits Third, we have our votes and we're going to be required to vote on a budget. We're going to be required to vote on a debt ceiling in the next month.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Exclusive Interview with Congressman Krishnamoorthi on Trump Disasters
And I personally think that those votes, you know, obviously, if there's a shutdown or if we can't get a debt ceiling increase, that lies at the feet of the Republicans because they have a majority. They have a trifecta. However, if they're going to come to us to rescue them, there are going to be conditions. And then fourth, we have to hold them accountable.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Exclusive Interview with Congressman Krishnamoorthi on Trump Disasters
We have to make sure that everyone knows exactly how our Republican colleagues are voting, especially in those marginal districts, because just as there is a Project 2025, there needs to be a Project 2026 taking back the House and then Project 2028 taking back the White House. That is what we need to be focused on right now. All four of those things.