House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed his agreement with Vice President JD Vance's assertion that judges should not control the executive branch. This comment came after a federal judge restricted access to sensitive data related to Elon Musk and DOGE. Johnson emphasized respect for constitutional order but pointed out ongoing legal processes. He argued that DOGE is necessary due to Congress's inability to effectively manage government spending and stressed the importance of the president being a good steward of taxpayer money.
"Of course the branches have to respect our constitutional order but there's a lot of game yet to be played. This will be appealed, we've got to go through the whole process..."
"There is a presupposition in America that the commander in chief is going to be a good steward of taxpayer dollars... to not waste our taxpayer dollars..."
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