'Set themselves up for failure': Republicans said to be 'getting in the way' of their plan
Republican lawmakers have set themselves up for failure in the next year, according to a former Republican staffer.
Brendan Buck, a former key adviser to ex-House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), appeared on MSNBC Saturday. Buck, who was counselor to Ryan and press secretary to former speaker John A. Boehner, has previously defended the president elect against allegations of parallels to Nazi leaders.
On MSNBC, Buck was asked about Trump, House Republicans, and their relationship to Elon Musk.
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Buck first spoke about how Republicans "have made a lot of promises over the last several days." Those vows, he says, will be "difficult" to live up to.
"We are talking about $2.5 trillion in spending cuts they want to do. I am curious what they're looking at, where they will find that," he said. "They already ruled out budgeting most of the big spending programs. I think they have set themselves up for failure next year. It is too bad. It could really get into the way of the things they want to do."
Buck went on to predict that Trump will soon cut ties with Musk.