‘How Many People Are Enough For You?’ Tarlov Throws Down With Fox Contributor Who Said Federal Layoffs Are ‘A Lotta Fun’
A pair of Fox News contributors went at it on Monday over Elon Musk’s crusade to gut government agencies.
Musk, a government contractor who is also an adviser to President Donald Trump, has been on a cutting spree since January. His “Department of Government Efficiency” has laid off thousands of federal workers and frozen congressionally appropriated funds. Republicans have hailed the moves that they say are aimed at curbing “waste, fraud, and abuse,” though many of Musk’s claims about government spending have turned out to be false or misleading.
On Monday’s Special Report on Fox News, Jessica Tarlov said House Democrats should not help Republicans and their narrow majority pass a continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown at the end of the week. She noted that Republicans did not ask for Democratic input, and therefore it’s on Republican members to pass their own bill.
“So, there’s no reason the Democrats should bail out the Republicans,” she said. “We’ve been hearing since the election that this is the largest mandate in American history. Prove it.”
In response, Ben Domenech expressed glee at the opportunity a shutdown could provide “DOGE” to enact more cuts.
“I can’t wait to see what DOGE will do when the government is shut down,” he said. “If the government shuts down, I’m out of things that you can do, where the traps just open up where they can just cut even further than they already [have]. You’ll find out, and it’s gonna be a lotta fun.”
The remark appeared to irk Tarlov, prompting this exchange:
TARLOV: How many people are enough for you to get fired? What’s your goal? How many tens of thousands do you want just fired?
DOMENECH: Can we start with half? Is that like a reasonable number?
TARLOV: Is that really what you think of public service?
DOMENECH: I think that you are making a monumentally stupid decision in terms of whipping in this direction. And I think that Chuck Schumer is quite correctly trying to prevent Hakeem Jeffries from making a huge mistake that would only benefit those of us who think that the government is full of pork to be cut and that bureaucrats absolutely should be sent packing.
Domenech formerly worked as a speechwriter at the Department of Health and Human Services. His father, Douglas Domenech, served as deputy chief of staff at the Department of the Interior.
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