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'Damn, stupid ballroom': Top Dem rips Trump's White House vanity project - The Weekend Primetime - MS NOW [View all]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will be back on Capitol Hill to try convincing the House and Senate Appropriations Committee to spend even more money on Trump's unpopular war of choice with Iran. Last month, the White House proposed a whopping $1.5 trillion dollar military spending plan for fiscal year 2027.
Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA), the ranking member of the House Budget Committee, joins “The Weekend: Primetime” to discuss the costs of the war, the redistricting wars, and the funding fight over what he calls the “damn, stupid ballroom.” - Aired on 05/10/2026.
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