Trump Witness Quickly Collapses Under Cross Exam at Hearing!!

Russ Vogt, director of the Office of Management and Budget and architect of Project 2025, testified before Congress claiming a surge in affordability under Trump, despite widespread inflation and public financial strain. Democrats cross-examined him on freezing $10 billion in congressionally approved funds for blue states, with federal judges and the GAO confirming these actions were unlawful and politically motivated. Vogt also failed to provide defense spending figures, defended a $1.5 trillion military budget while cutting consumer protections, and faced scrutiny for slashing the CFPB workforce from 500 to 77 employees.

Hear how federal budget decisions are weaponized along partisan lines and what that means for consumer protections, military spending, and democratic accountability.

1. 01Federal judges and the GAO found Vogt's OMB illegally withheld congressionally approved funds, characterizing the move as vindictive and politically driven against blue states.
2. 02Vogt defended a $1.5 trillion defense budget increase—the largest since WWII—while proposing a 10% cut to non-defense spending, including gutting consumer protection agencies.
3. 03The CFPB, which returned $21 billion to defrauded consumers, faces a proposed 85% staff reduction under Vogt’s plan, leaving only 50 enforcement personnel to oversee major financial institutions.