The Growing Fight Over Shrinking Government

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 4 February 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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President Trump and his hand-picked leader of DOGE, Elon Musk, have set their sights on cutting funding to the U.S. Agency for International Development, known as USAID. On Monday, Trump told reporters he “loves the concept” of helping around the world “but [the organization] turns out to be all radical left lunatics.” Some Democrats have expressed outrage; however, many lawmakers say the truth is that USAID is spending federal dollars wastefully and on the wrong things. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX) joins the Rundown to explain why cutting USAID may be necessary and what to make of Trump’s personnel changes at the FBI. Later today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Donald Trump to discuss Israel's "victory over Hamas," hostages release logistics, and dealing with Iran. Netanyahu is the first foreign leader to visit the White House since President Trump took office last month, highlighting the new administration's priorities. Despite the ceasefire, the Prime Minister is facing intense pressure to resume the war in Gaza, and the U.S. is working to extend the truce. FOX Chief Foreign Correspondent Trey Yingst joins from Tel Aviv to preview the meeting and discuss phase two of the negotiations. Plus, commentary by a former investment banker and author of 'You Will Own Nothing,' Carol Roth. Photo Credit: AP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.2	I'm Kaylee McEnany. I'm Steve Ducey. I'm Sandra Smith and this is the Fox News Rundown.
0:38.6	Tuesday, February 4th, 2025.
0:41.6	I'm Jessica Rosenthal.
0:43.5	Backlash is strong over the latest Doge-related cut,
0:46.6	but so are concerns over where the money to USAID has been going this whole time.
0:50.6	The Biden administration used these circumstances to push a political agenda,
0:58.9	and I think that there's a lot left to look at. I'm Dave Anthony. President Trump will today
1:06.2	host his first world leader since returning to the White House, Israel's prime minister, as the war remains
1:12.9	on hold in Gaza.
1:14.3	These meetings are really consequential as it relates to what happens next with this ceasefire
1:21.1	and also the stability of the Middle East.
1:23.7	And I'm Carol Roth. I've got the final word on the Fox News rundown.
1:32.9	USAID says on its website that nearly $43 billion was budgeted for their agency in the 2025 fiscal year.
1:39.8	But Iowa Senator Joni Ernst said on a doge cast on X Sunday night with Alon Musk that her staff investigated the U.S. Agency for International Development and found that upwards of 50% of funds might be spent on indirect costs and overhead and not on aid.
1:55.3	You know, we love to feel good about helping starving children and name your country, but it's not going there. It's going to,
2:02.5	it's going to pay rents in Paris. Yes, exactly. It's going to support somebody's fancy dinner
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