A Cabinet meeting featured round-robin remarks in which Trump officials praised the president in turn. The remarks included claims that Trump enabled leadership, restored national building, strengthened the economy, and improved defense and diplomatic outcomes. Speakers credited Trump with turning Venezuela into a strategic ally quickly and with supporting Gulf Coast refineries to help keep gas prices down. The Treasury secretary described the economy as strong, secure, and resilient. The show host reacted by laughing at the repeated praise, characterizing it as physically repellent sycophancy and bootlicking by officials who survived Trump’s whims.
"You see it as Democrats widen their lead on the generic congressional ballot. You also see it in the increasing I mean, almost impossible to watch like physically repellent sycophancy of the Republicans that have so far survived Trump's whims as demonstrated by the coterie of kiss-ups that dominated today's cabinet meeting."
"VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE: First of all, thank you for your leadership, sir, for making it possible. KELLY LOEFFLER, ADMINISTRATOR, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: Mr. President, you have made us a nation of builders again. You're leading us to the greatest economy that the world has ever known. PETE HEGSETH, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE: Absolutely, sir. I think actually your efforts on the reflecting pool are actually a great segue."
"DOUGH BURGUM, INTERIOR SECRETARY: You turned Venezuela from a sanctioned adversary into a into a strategic ally in 45 minutes. It's never happened in history before. SCOTT BESSENT, TREASURY SECRETARY: The economy that you were building is not only strong but secure and resilient. BURGUM: All that flowing to our Gulf Coast refineries is also helping to keep the price of gas down at home. HEGSETH: I just want to note one more thing to give you a sense of how committed this president is."
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