Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida has amended his plan to overhaul how the federal government works after Democrats, including President Joe Biden, repeatedly invoked it to accuse Republicans of looking to cut Medicare and Social Security. Scott unveiled his original plan last year when serving as chair of the campaign committee for Senate Republicans. It called for all federal legislation to sunset in five years, and if a law is worth keeping, Congress can pass it again. His revised plan specifies exceptions for Social Security, Medicare, national security, veterans benefits, and other essential services. The change comes as Democrats work to drive a wedge between GOP lawmakers and their base of older voters who rely on government programs for income and health insurance.
The White House wasn’t buying Scott’s explanation, though. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said cutting Medicare and Social Security was a “longstanding passion” for Scott.
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“Make no mistake, his true colors are undeniable and on the record,” Jean-Pierre said.
Now even White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has chimed in on CNN’s Don Lemon’s sexist comments about women not being in their ‘prime’ past their 40s.
Asked about Lemon’s comments, which were made about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Thursday, Jean-Pierre said at Friday’s briefing that ‘that is something clearly that need to be addressed.’
She wouldn’t take a direct slap at Lemon, who co-hosts CNN This Morning, but used the opportunity to highlight President Joe Biden’s own record of elevating women – which includes a number of women older than 40. ‘When you look at this president’s administration – and we have talked about the numbers before – there are more women, in his senior adviser and his senior staff,’ Jean-Pierre said.
On Thursday morning, Lemon and his co-hosts Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins were discussing Haley’s proposal that politicians older than 75 submit to ‘ competency tests.’
Haley had made the pitch at her campaign kickoff event Wednesday afternoon in Charleston, South Carolina – and it looked to be aimed at 80-year-old President Joe Biden, but also 76-year-old former President Donald Trump, so far Haley’s only rival in the 2024 GOP primary.
Lemon argued that discussing the merits of age in politics was ‘the wrong road to go down.’
‘She says people, you know, politicians are suddenly not in their prime. Nikki Haley isn’t in her prime,’ Lemon said.
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Q: Sen. Rick Scott not Medicare? A: his true color undeniable; Credit card debt record level