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Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

Way Too Early 2/4/25

Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

MS NOW, Ali Vitali

Washington, Congress, Msnbc, Elections, Government, News, President, Politics, Versant, Ms Now, 2018, Issues, Versant Media, Analysis, Senate, Sunday

4.5538 Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Democratic lawmakers vow to fight Trump, Musk's efforts to shut down USAID

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0:00.0

President Trump directed his corrupt billionaire friend Elon Musk to ransack a critical agency of the U.S. government.

0:09.4

We are witnessing a constitutional crisis.

0:12.5

It is the lead development agency in the world.

0:16.6

And no one elected Elon Musk to dismantle it.

0:20.4

It is illegal.

0:21.8

We don't have a fourth branch of government called Elon Musk.

0:28.0

Democratic lawmakers there yesterday protesting outside of the U.S. aid office as the Trump administration

0:33.7

and Elon Musk moved to shut down the agency.

0:36.8

The question this morning is, do the president and an unelected billionaire have the authority

0:41.3

to actually eliminate USAID?

0:44.4

Plus, President Trump is delaying tariffs on Canada and Mexico for at least a month after

0:49.2

speaking with leaders from both countries.

0:51.4

The question is, will we follow through now with that agreement?

0:54.6

And we'll bring you the latest from Capitol Hill on President Trump's controversial cabinet nominees,

0:59.3

where the question is, are senators starting to come around on RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard?

1:04.1

Sounds like it. It's way too early, the show that's learning more about breakfast with Taylor Swift.

1:20.3

We're going to explain that one ahead.

1:21.8

I'm Ali Vitale on this Tuesday, February 4th, and we'll start with the news.

1:26.5

We begin with the latest efforts by the Trump

1:28.7

administration to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development. Secretary of State

1:33.7

Marco Rubio said yesterday that he's now the acting director of U.S. aid. He's appointed a man named

1:38.9

Pete Morocco, a state department official, to review all of the work done by the agency.

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