Interviews with White House Budget Director Russ Vought; House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries; Senator Chris Murphy

State of the Union

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🗓️ 2 June 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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On CNN’s State of the Union, Dana Bash sits down for an exclusive interview with the man seen as the architect behind President Trump’s scorched-earth effort to upend the federal government, White House Budget Director Russ Vought. Then, House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries joins Dana to detail his party’s plan to counter Trump’s agenda, as well as respond to a new CNN poll showing Americans frustration with the Democratic Party. Next, Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy pushes back against Republican messaging around President Trump’s massive spending and tax cut bill. Finally, Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell, CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings, and CNN Political Commentators Jamal Simmons and Shermichael Singleton weigh in on Elon Musk’s exit from the Trump administration, as well as early 2028 moves by Democrats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:41.6	But as his agenda splits his party,
0:44.1	will Republicans turn his plan into reality?
0:46.9	The architect behind the Trump agenda,
0:49.9	White House budget director Russ Vote,
0:52.2	and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries both
0:55.1	joined me exclusively.
0:57.1	And pushing the limits.
0:58.7	More turmoil from Trump.
1:00.3	We're going to bring it from 25 percent to 50 percent.
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