Kaitlan Collins to Mike Johnson: ‘Did Elon Musk Approve of the Blueprint Passed Last Night?’

Johnson We ll see ░░░░░░░░ this balances out COLLINS ░░░░░░░░ we will None of ░░░░░░░░ is guaranteed We ll ░░░░░░░░ what those numbers look ░░░░░░░░ Did Elon Musk approve ░░░░░░░░ the blueprint that you ░░░░░░░░ last night Did he ░░░░░░░░ there were enough spending ░░░░░░░░ in there Johnson Well ░░░░░░░░ haven t gotten to ░░░░░░░░ yet These are numbers ░░░░░░░░ floor at least 1 ░░░░░░░░ trillion in savings that ░░░░░░░░ re going to find ░░░░░░░░ trying to get higher ░░░░░░░░ 2 trillion or higher ░░░░░░░░ s a start Look ░░░░░░░░ don t turn an ░░░░░░░░ carrier on a dime ░░░░░░░░ takes miles of open ░░░░░░░░ to turn an aircraft ░░░░░░░░ That s what the ░░░░░░░░ S economy is It ░░░░░░░░ decades to get into ░░░░░░░░ situation but we are ░░░░░░░░ to begin to bend ░░░░░░░░ curve It s a ░░░░░░░░ thing for the country ░░░░░░░░ I was just curious ░░░░░░░░ you met with him ░░░░░░░░ after this happened Speaking ░░░░░░░░ you know deadlines that ░░░░░░░░ a lot sooner than ░░░░░░░░ you re talking about ░░░░░░░░ s a shutdown deadline ░░░░░░░░ is looming on March ░░░░░░░░ which you well know ░░░░░░░░ you think Congress is ░░░░░░░░ to end up passing ░░░░░░░░ continuing resolution then Johnson ░░░░░░░░ look I wish we ░░░░░░░░ t have to but ░░░░░░░░ looks like the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ trying to push us ░░░░░░░░ that They ve added ░░░░░░░░ really crazy conditions onto ░░░░░░░░ negotiation over the last ░░░░░░░░ or so They ve ░░░░░░░░ a condition that says ░░░░░░░░ have to tie the ░░░░░░░░ of President Trump that ░░░░░░░░ legislative Branch would they ░░░░░░░░ us to dictate to ░░░░░░░░ executive Branch for example ░░░░░░░░ base number of employees ░░░░░░░░ each agency in the ░░░░░░░░ Branch I don t ░░░░░░░░ think it s constitutional ░░░░░░░░ they re requiring but ░░░░░░░░ s certainly an absurd ░░░░░░░░ But they re standing ░░░░░░░░ that so COLLINS How ░░░░░░░░ would that CR go ░░░░░░░░ you believe Johnson Well ░░░░░░░░ haven t negotiated that ░░░░░░░░ But if it s ░░░░░░░░ CR it may be ░░░░░░░░ entire year long CR ░░░░░░░░ some anomalies on it ░░░░░░░░ know how all this ░░░░░░░░ But it s not ░░░░░░░░ we prefer We would ░░░░░░░░ to do individual appropriations ░░░░░░░░ but it takes both ░░░░░░░░ to negotiate that and ░░░░░░░░ now the Democrats are ░░░░░░░░ to it looks like ░░░░░░░░ to set up a ░░░░░░░░ shutdown We can t ░░░░░░░░ that to happen And ░░░░░░░░ won t COLLINS Well ░░░░░░░░ just talked about how ░░░░░░░░ the work that Elon ░░░░░░░░ is doing is If ░░░░░░░░ pass a continuing resolution ░░░░░░░░ t that just refund ░░░░░░░░ the programs that he ░░░░░░░░ he s cutting that ░░░░░░░░ full of waste fraud ░░░░░░░░ abuse Johnson No Look ░░░░░░░░ can that s why ░░░░░░░░ say you add anomalies ░░░░░░░░ a CR You can ░░░░░░░░ the spending You can ░░░░░░░░ some spending You can ░░░░░░░░ language that says for ░░░░░░░░ the dramatic changes that ░░░░░░░░ been made to USAID ░░░░░░░░ be reflected in the ░░░░░░░░ spending It would be ░░░░░░░░ clean CR mostly I ░░░░░░░░ but with some of ░░░░░░░░ changes to adapt to ░░░░░░░░ new realities here And ░░░░░░░░ new reality is less ░░░░░░░░ more efficiency better return ░░░░░░░░ the taxpayers And I ░░░░░░░░ that s something everybody ░░░░░░░░ welcome COLLINS Okay a ░░░░░░░░ CR mostly you think ░░░░░░░░ will be watching closely ░░░░░░░░ that Speaker Mike Johnson ░░░░░░░░ always thank you for ░░░░░░░░ time tonight Johnson Thanks ░░░░░░░░ Good to see you.”