We\u2019re now hearing from constituents in some traditionally red districts right now complaining about what they say is the chainsaw approach, and saying that it\u2019s been done very sloppily, the cuts to jobs and spending. How do you respond to that criticism?\u201d the reporter asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love how the media takes a few critics, when the overwhelming response from the American people is support for what this administration is doing,\u201d Leavitt responded.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you look at the public polling, 70% of Americans, according to CBS, believe that President Trump is delivering on the promises he made,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd there should be no secret about the fact that this administration is committed to cutting waste, fraud, and abuse. The president campaigned on that promise,\u201d the press secretary said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmericans elected him on that promise, and he\u2019s actually delivering on it. And this is something that Democrats promised they would do for decades. President Trump is just the first president to get it done,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Alexander went on to ask Leavitt if the administration shared evidence of fraud with the Department of Justice, as if to suggest that the fraud findings were not real, and she shredded him.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn fact, according to an IG report from the Social Security Administration, there were seventy-one billion dollars worth of fraud in one single fiscal year that we know about,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Alexander insisted that the $71 billion in fraud was actually accumulated during the course of many years, from 2015 to 2022, as if that somehow made it better.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo are you defending $71 billion in fraud, Peter?\u201d the press secretary said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a lot of money, far too much. And that\u2019s why this administration\u2026 Why is the media so against cutting waste, fraud, and abuse from the government? I don\u2019t get it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n