🚨 TOP Trump Cabinet Official FALLS APART under CROSS-EXAM

Another one of Donald Trump's top. cabinet officials just collapsed under. cross-examination before the House of. Representatives. Agriculture Secretary. Brooke Rollins froze up, clenched up, looked absolutely horrible when she was. testifying under oath. I want you to see. this powerful cross-examination by some. of the Democrats here. First, let's. start off with Democratic Congresswoman. Angie Craig. Some powerful. cross-examination. Let's play it. >> But uh we are Now, it did go up almost. 90% under the Biden years. So uh even.

though we're we're hitting record. numbers in. >> my time. You are in power. You own this. entire town. >> This is Madam Secretary, you know what. the numbers are. >> I'm reclaiming my time. >> Okay, I just asked you not to be so. rude. I mean, I'd really like to have a. a legitimate conversation. >> know what percentage of farmers now say. they can't afford fertilizer for this. year as a result of the president's war. in Iran? >> Well, it depends on the geographical. location. The Southeast is. >> is the answer across the country.

>> That's not correct. >> Madam Secretary, do you know what the. SNAP fraud rate actually is according to. the most recent estimates from USDA? The. fraud rate. >> Well, that is based on data we're. receiving from the states that we can't. verify. That's the whole point of this. is we have no ability to verify. California, Minnesota where the fraud. has been. >> I'm reclaiming my time. It was 1.6%. according to USDA. >> is saying we only have 1.6% fraud rate.

which we all know is an absolute joke. >> I'll say it again. The USDA's own data. found 1.6%. I don't know I don't. I don't think you understand the. difference between error rates and fraud. rates. I honestly don't. It is one of. the lowest. program the lowest fraud rate in any. program in America is the SNAP program. >> The lowest fraud rate of any program in. America is the SNAP program. >> What? >> You can't be serious when you say that.

Your own Your own data says 1.6% Madam. Secretary. >> You're claiming my time once more and. you won't allow us to confirm it. >> You You You bragged on TV that it's a. great thing that you kicked 4 million. people off SNAP. >> The ability to work, the righteousness. of work is is is not. >> Reclaiming my time. 700,000 people. >> That's the goal of these welfare. programs. >> Secretary, I'm asking you these. questions because these issues, this. committee, it's all personalized. >> asking questions for an answer. You're.

asking questions to make a political. statement. >> my time again. >> like to actually have a real. conversation. >> Madam Secretary, Mr. Chair, she talked. over half of my time here. So, look, when you describe the farm economy as. the golden age. >> time is expired. >> This administration needs to wake up and. start understanding that family farmers. are. indeed. >> Thank you. >> Then you had Democratic Congressman. McGovern. Watch.

>> The way the average SNAP benefit is only. about $2 per person per meal. You can't. even afford to buy your Duncan coffee. with the average SNAP benefit right now. So, do you do you stand by your comment. that kicking people off of food. assistance is somehow good news? >> So, sir, most of those based on the. numbers were fraudulent. The 700,000. number of children is not correct. That. is not a non-partisan group that that. gave you that number. And And And again, we should we're back to where we were. pre-COVID and this idea that we should.

put more and more people on food stamps. is just not correct. >> Madam Secretary, I mean, I've talked to. many of the people who have lost their. benefits. They They They haven't been. moved off of SNAP. They've been kicked. off of SNAP. These are people who. actually need and rely on this food. assistance to provide basic nutrition. for their families. Hunger is getting. worse in the United States of America. We all should be ashamed of that. Uh and. that's by the way before the $200. billion in SNAP cuts go into effect that. were part of the big ugly bill. Let me. ask you. >> Next you had Congresswoman Angie Craig.

absolutely demolishing Agriculture. Secretary Brooke Rollins here. Powerful, powerful stuff. Let's play it. >> Madam Secretary, do you know how many farms we lost in. the United States last year? >> Uh I know you were talking about the. bankruptcies. I know that about 315. farms of 1.88 million are going through. bankruptcy. >> right now. We Excuse me, we lost 15,000. farms last year. >> Well, some. >> I would really like.

>> some third, fourth, and fifth generation. farms. >> Okay, so not bankruptcy. >> 15,000 50 We lost 15,000 farms. Because. of bad policy on the part of this. administration. >> So you think we lost in the doors of the. White House? >> I'm going to ask the questions here. today. >> Okay, I would love a question. >> know how much money farmers lost last. year? What their losses were last year? It was $28 billion. You're the Secretary. of Agriculture. $28 billion. >> Well, it depends how you calculate that.

because I don't think you're taking into. account all the crop protection, all the. insurance, all of the the uh different. programs that went through to support. our farmers. >> Right. And if this administration didn't. have terrible policies, we would not. need all that support for family farmers. because we would have export markets. still left in China. Thank you for that. >> Madam Secretary, I would like to remind. you that is absolutely 100% not correct. When we lost all of our trade access. around the world, we went. >> Madam Secretary, I'm going to reclaim my. time on behalf of family farmers.

>> That was not the Trump administration. That was the Biden administration. >> That's what it means in this building. You stop talking when I reclaim my time. >> [snorts]. >> What's the national average of farm. diesel right now? >> The national average of farm diesel. >> Yeah, what's the What's the diesel? >> because. >> of the Iranian conflict. >> How much how much was it? How much was. it right now? >> the Iranian conflict, it had gone way up. under the all inputs under the last. administration increased about 40%. That's what we inherited. >> Reclaiming my time, Madam Secretary. Joe.

Biden is no longer the president of the. United States. Mr. Trump is. Your party. controls Congress. You own these numbers at this point in. time. I'm sick of hearing you blame. an administration from a year and a half. ago. You own every single bit of this. Since you don't know the answer, in May, the average price of diesel was 541 a. gallon. That's up 95%. from a year ago. The entire year in.

which this administration was in power. in the White House, the House, and the. Senate. >> Oddly, Trump's agriculture secretary. during the testimony claimed that the. flesh-eating New World screwworm that we. all know is posing a massive threat to. uh farmers and to all Americans, frankly, is not a threat to our food. supply, even though we know it's. decimating herds of cattle. Let's play. it. >> Using every tool at our disposal to.

eliminate this threat to our livestock. producers and to our national security, and we will actively keep you updated. Thankfully, this pest does not represent. any sort of challenge to our food. safety, and that's a really important. message. This is a flesh-eating pest. that lands on mammals, on livestock, on. deer, etc. It is not a threat to our. food supply. We have beaten screwworm. before, and we will do so again and. again. I don't have time to get into all. the details, but if anyone has.

questions, I'll look forward to uh. ensuring I can answer all of them. >> Take a look right here as Congresswoman. Salinas cross-examines Brooke Rollins. Powerful stuff right here. >> Are you aware that diesel prices in. Oregon are over $6 a gallon right now. and are really harming my farmers? >> [clears throat]. >> There is no doubt that these inputs are. causing more struggle in the farm. country. I do want to be fair though and. say that in the last administration the. cost of inputs in did increase for.

>> We're saving my time. I am We are not. talking about the last administration. >> on. That's what we're trying to. >> 26 over 25 and 25 over 24. Our baseline. is 24. We have not improved. I will just. >> Actually, we have. >> Reclaiming Reclaiming my time because I. want to make sure we get this on the. record as well. >> Then we heard from Congressman McGovern. again about glyphosate and how the Trump. regime is giving glyphosate liability.

protection. They literally said they. were going to stop these types of. pesticides. That's what That's what they. said. I mean, that was the Make America. Healthy Again movement. And now they're. very Not only are they promoting. glyphosate, but they're giving it. immunity if people get cancer or injured. from it. So, just go figure. Here, play. this clip. >> The glyphosate is Do you believe that. it's safe? >> Glyphosate has been proven safe when. used correctly both in the European. Union EU uses it and in America when.

used correctly. I I'm actually surprised. on the Agriculture Committee. Um if we. were to move away from glyphosate. overnight, we would completely destroy. our food supply system in this country. So, the. Secretary Kennedy and I, you know, obviously we have to take a good look at. it. Regenerative farming is is a big. problem. >> Well, you know, I want to submit for the. record the World Health Organization's. analysis of this. Chairman Thompson has. been pushing the Senate to include a. liability shield for chemical companies.

that make glyphosate after we stripped. it out of the house. It was a Republican. amendment from Representative Luna that. got stripped. Uh the chairman of the. committee called it a danger to the. nation. Do you agree that Representative. Luna's amendment is a danger to the. nation? >> We have to be so careful and. intentional. We Y'all, I mean, we're. talking about preserving and protecting. American farmers. >> Do you believe that pesticide companies. and chemical companies deserve liability. protection? >> The very far Listen, we cannot destroy. our farmers and ranchers' ability to.

plant and and make a living every day. I. mean, this is the whole point of this. committee. >> So, you believe even though you're. saying that glyphosate is safe, that. they they should have some sort of. liability protection? >> It's safe when used correctly. >> you believe they deserve liability. protection? >> If we are enacting policy that allows. China to be our sole source of crop. protection, >> So, do you favor. liability protection for glyphosate and. Monsanto? >> It causes cancer, madam. >> We should. >> It causes cancer. >> I now recognize gentleman from Georgia,

Mr. Scott, for 5 minutes. >> Then some powerful cross-examination. from Congresswoman Brown cross-examining. Brooke Rollins. Let's play it. >> And the reality is that 4.5 million. people were kicked off the program to. pay for tax cuts for the wealthy through. HR1. Families and children are not. leaving the SNAP program because they're. doing better. They're being forced off. because of eligibility changes, new. administrative barriers, and states. preparing for the enormous cost shifts.

that they know is coming. And you know. this. So, I'm really struggling to. understand why you think pulling the rug. out from under children, seniors, veterans, and families that have fallen. on hard times good news. Can you explain. why Americans should view losing access. to food assistance as good news when. grocery prices remain high and food. insecurity continues to affect families. across this country? >> I would love to explain. Thank you. So, SNAP increased 40% under the last.

administration. The amount of fraud, as. I mentioned in the red states, 200,000. dead people. >> Reclaiming our time. I mean, this is. really part of a disturbing pattern. here. >> Oh, no. Okay. There's a. Okay. >> with consequences of the numbers you.

don't want to talk. >> And and I just want to remind all of our. viewers with this flashback that last. year Agriculture Secretary Brooke. Rollins said there's nothing to worry. about at all when it comes to the. flesh-eating screwworm. Here, let's play. this clip. >> USDA is on it. We released 80,000. sterile flies today, which for your. listeners is the we saw for this. And uh. and we're deploying almost 200 people. down into Mexico. We shut the ports down. in May and again in July. So, the.

president is taking this extremely. serious. >> this do to our our beef supply? >> Well, at a time when our beef supply is. at its lowest already in 75 years. >> terrifying. >> It is really terrifying. Prices are very. high for that reason. It could take us. into even another uh phase of real. compromise of getting good beef at a. good price for Americans. But, we've got. a we've got a plan. We're on it. >> Okay. >> Well, there you have it. Another Trump. liar doing horrible during. cross-examination. I think it's important that I bring this. to you because you're probably not.

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