Dan Goldman
Appearances
The Dan Bongino Show
The Bongino Brief: Watch Out! Here Is The Left’s Plan For AI
By spending that money on immigration judges and on a system that can quickly evaluate asylum claims, we won't have to have a witness here telling us that fentanyl is a problem. We all know fentanyl is a problem. And in fact, we all know that the drug cartels control the border.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Dems Finally OUTMANEUVER Trump with RAPID RESPONSE
$3 trillion are distributed through these federal programs. And a policy difference under the law is not a good reason. It's not a sufficient reason to stop payment of federal funds. So just because Donald Trump doesn't like it does not give him license under the law, as Caroline Levitt said, there's of course no reference to what law,
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Dems Finally OUTMANEUVER Trump with RAPID RESPONSE
but it is flatly illegal congressman and here's democratic congressman dan goldman again what really happened here anderson is that they planned to stop all funding and that there was enough of an outrage that they released supplemental guidance today trying to roll this back but what was clear is they shut down all of the money right away and that was their plan
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Dems Finally OUTMANEUVER Trump with RAPID RESPONSE
And what either they didn't realize because of ignorance or perhaps cruelty was the point of it, is that it would have a tremendous impact on hundreds of millions of Americans.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Rep. Dan Goldman is Fighting Back as Trump’s Plans Backfire
And so what this whiplash with the tariffs has done is it's not only clearly driven up prices and is going to drive up prices, But it has spooked the American economy because there's no clear strategy here. It is purely Donald Trump's whims and latest gut feeling. And a lot of times just his tough guy routine where he needs to win the battle of wills. And so I think it's got everyone very scared.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Rep. Dan Goldman is Fighting Back as Trump’s Plans Backfire
And I think that's why the Atlanta Federal Reserve is so noticeably anticipating and predicting that there's going to be a real constriction in the economy. We've seen it in the stock market, but we're going to start seeing it in the unemployment numbers as well.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Rep. Dan Goldman is Fighting Back as Trump’s Plans Backfire
You know, Ben, whatever you want to say about the November election and the outcome and some mythical mandate that Donald Trump claims, the exit polling was very clear that the number one issue on voters' minds was the economy and affordability. And Donald Trump promised to make the cost of living much more affordable for lower and middle class Americans.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Rep. Dan Goldman is Fighting Back as Trump’s Plans Backfire
And what he has done since January 20th is the exact opposite. He not only is making it less affordable, as you just said, inflation is going up, the cost of eggs and groceries are going up, all costs are increasing, but he is also whacking and slashing critical vital services and funding that middle and lower income Americans rely on.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Rep. Dan Goldman is Fighting Back as Trump’s Plans Backfire
And so Elon Musk might think that the federal government is the same thing as Twitter, but the downside to cutting 75% of costs on Twitter is that you have a crappy social media platform. The downside of cutting half of the United States government is that tens of millions of Americans who rely on that funding don't get it. And it's going to harm a lot of people.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Rep. Dan Goldman is Fighting Back as Trump’s Plans Backfire
It is going to hurt our health care. It is going to hurt our housing. It is going to hurt our food insecurity. I mean, the list goes on and on and on. Seniors, veterans. And then to make matters worse, they're going after Medicaid.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Rep. Dan Goldman is Fighting Back as Trump’s Plans Backfire
with 72 million Americans receive their healthcare through Medicaid, about 40% of children, almost two thirds of seniors in nursing homes get their healthcare through Medicaid. And there's no way to meet the house budget without absolutely slashing Medicaid. And Elon Musk has said, as you pointed out, Social Security and Medicare are also on the chopping block.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Rep. Dan Goldman is Fighting Back as Trump’s Plans Backfire
So this was a complete bait and switch by Donald Trump, who blatantly lied to the American people in the lead up to the election and now is betraying every single one of his campaign promises.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Rep. Dan Goldman is Fighting Back as Trump’s Plans Backfire
I think so. And the worst of it has yet to come. because the reason they're trying to cut all of this government spending is not what you might think based on all of the rhetoric the Republicans usually use, which is to reduce the deficit. No, it is to pave the way for more tax cuts for Elon Musk, Donald Trump, billionaires, the largest corporations, the ultra wealthy.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Rep. Dan Goldman is Fighting Back as Trump’s Plans Backfire
And so they are actually cutting all of these essential programs for the vast majority of American people. in order to cut taxes on the wealthy. So that part of it is starting to get out there, but it has not come through Congress yet, as for example, Medicaid did. And so it's gonna get worse and worse and worse as we move forward.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Rep. Dan Goldman is Fighting Back as Trump’s Plans Backfire
And with the slashing, the indiscriminate, I mean, this is really what really burns me up. is this Musk slashing has nothing whatsoever to do with waste, fraud, and abuse. That is complete bogus. I support getting rid of waste, fraud, and abuse. I support streamlining and making our government more efficient. I certainly would love to use technology to do that, and we should.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Rep. Dan Goldman is Fighting Back as Trump’s Plans Backfire
But Elon Musk is literally using keywords and getting rid of programs that have names that he doesn't like. He has no idea whether it's waste or fraud. And not only that, the stuff that he is representing is what he's doing. is pretty much all lies. I mean, one line item he had mistakenly put billions of dollars instead of millions, eight billion versus eight million.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Rep. Dan Goldman is Fighting Back as Trump’s Plans Backfire
He triple counted another cost cutting measure and doubled the amount. He's been floating and promoting cutting programs that ended in George W. Bush's presidency. I mean, this guy is just arbitrarily slashing. But you know what he's not slashing, Ben? He is not slashing any of the $13 billion of government contracts that he receives.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Rep. Dan Goldman is Fighting Back as Trump’s Plans Backfire
Instead, he's trying to use his power and his influence to take over an FAA contract for his Starlink company at the tune of $2.4 billion. And it's an egregious conflict of interest. It's corruption at its worst. And it really is not only harmful to the American people, but it's a fundamental attack on our democracy.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Rep. Dan Goldman is Fighting Back as Trump’s Plans Backfire
My response is she would benefit from going to law school before she starts spouting off about what's unconstitutional or not. She might also want to look down in the Fifth Circuit for how many nationwide injunctions a district court judge down in Texas has issued in favor of Republicans. But the bottom line is they don't have any good arguments other than Donald Trump is king.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Rep. Dan Goldman is Fighting Back as Trump’s Plans Backfire
And we know Donald Trump is not king. That's not how this country works. The courts are analyzing what the rationale is for these arguments. you know, complete cuts, just slashing without any real individualized attention or focus. And they're doing it in violation of the employee's rights. As you point out, the disdain and and
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Rep. Dan Goldman is Fighting Back as Trump’s Plans Backfire
the demeaning way that they speak about federal government employees who, by the way, I mean, I was one for 10 years as a prosecutor, but so many of the others that I have come across are real American patriots. I mean, these are people who are sacrificing, making a lot more money in the private sector to anonymously serve the United States government. And they are experts in many, many respects.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Rep. Dan Goldman is Fighting Back as Trump’s Plans Backfire
And this type of purging is just gutting our civil service. It will make our government far less efficient, far less effective. And it's really going to jeopardize our national security. And so, you know, Caroline Leavitt can talk all she wants about the constitutionality of this policy.
The MeidasTouch Podcast
Rep. Dan Goldman is Fighting Back as Trump’s Plans Backfire
Oh, look, everybody's very scared. Not only is everybody scared, the uncertainty, the haphazard way, the whiplash creates a tremendous fear. And so even if the economy itself is actually better than one fears, the uncertainty drives companies to be conservative and either certainly not hire, maybe freeze, spend less money.