Jim Jordan Exposes Media’s Ridiculous Fearmongering Over DOGE Cuts [WATCH]

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) pushed back against criticisms of the Trump administration’s spending cuts during an appearance on Fox News Sunday this week.

The Ohio Republican dismissed left-wing concerns as exaggerated, citing media coverage of budget reductions at national parks as an example.

Speaking with host Shannon Bream, Jordan responded to the argument that budget cuts were disrupting federal agencies and leaving employees in distress.

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Bream referenced reports suggesting that entire offices had been eliminated, with some federal workers claiming they were in tears and uncertain about the future operations of their agencies.

“Well, do you worry, though, that goodwill that the American people are like, ‘Yes, I need to know what’s going on with my tax dollars and, no, I’m not OK with a lot of this stuff?’” Bream asked.

“Federal workers haven’t been the most empathetic characters for a lot of Americans, but now they’re starting to hear their stories that entire offices are wiped out, people are crying, they’re completely unnerved and have no idea how their agencies are going to run.”

Jordan dismissed the media’s framing of the spending cuts, pointing to a recent report from The Washington Post about staffing reductions at a national park.

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“Shannon, I grabbed this headline: ‘National Parks in Chaos’ after today’s Washington Post story,” Jordan said.

“Here’s the first paragraph: California National Park, the Trump administration fired the only locksmith on staff. Next sentence. He was fired. He was the sole employee with keys and institutional knowledge needed to rescue visitors from locked restrooms. Now if that isn’t — I mean, that’s the best you can do?”

Jordan questioned the need for such a position in the first place, suggesting the report’s premise was flawed.

“The real question is, how do visitors get locked in restrooms?” he asked. “I mean, this is how ridiculous some of this thing is.”

He acknowledged that some mistakes may have been made in the budget-cutting process but defended the overall effort to eliminate wasteful spending.

“So maybe there have been some mistakes made, but I think the intensity and the focus on getting rid of the wasteful spending,” he said.

“The one guy who can unlock people who somehow get locked in a restroom at a national park? This is ridiculous.”

Jordan also pointed to other examples of questionable government spending, including taxpayer funding for projects such as a “trans-comic opera.”

“So the arguments, I think, you’re seeing from the left are pretty darn, pretty darn crazy,” Jordan said. “

When you think about, oh, we’re spending money for the crazy things of a trans-comic opera in wherever. I mean, come on.”

Jordan’s comments highlight the ongoing battle over federal spending, as conservatives push for fiscal responsibility while Democrats and the media warn of potential consequences.

As budget cuts continue, debates over government waste versus essential services are likely to persist.

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