United States House Committee on Armed Services

Hey, have you ever tried AI? Senator Roger Wicker, Republican from Mississippi.

Heavens no. He's 75 years old, chair of the Armed Services Committee.

Representative Frank Pallone, Democrat from New Jersey.

Personally, I don't think I've ever used it.

Hey, have you ever tried AI? Senator Roger Wicker, Republican from Mississippi.

Heavens no. He's 75 years old, chair of the Armed Services Committee.

Representative Frank Pallone, Democrat from New Jersey.

Personally, I don't think I've ever used it.

I'm going to go into a little bit of lightning round and go with some specific questions to all of you.

But let me, JJ, go to you, right? I mean, obviously, you were on the House Armed Services Committee.

You were the acquisition person there.

I appreciate what Dave is saying, and I've been watching this train wreck as well.

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Senate, uh, uh, Armed Services Committee has said, "Good heavens, no, I would never use that." Susan Collins has said, "Sometimes it pops up on my phone and I might engage it."

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Uh, while Frank Pallone, the likely incoming rechair of Energy and Commerce, has said, "I've never touched that." Uh, Maxine Waters, 88, still going strong, says, "I would never use that." So-

He has fired qualified generals, many African Americans and women, and it has hurt the morale of the military and he presided over extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean.

And the concerns on these have been raised by senior Republicans like Mike Turner, uh, and others on the Armed Services Committee.

Yes, and I know obviously there's been concern about how he's chosen to spend his time when he talks about, you know, warrior ethos or testosterone tests, things like that.

Um, but you talk of at least, uh, 20 Republicans.

Massie, uh, w- who you think may vote to impeach?

Well, I've spoken to Thomas today, and he thinks he can get a few other Republicans.

Uh, I have not spoken, uh, to other Republicans on Thomas' specific, uh, bill today, but I have spoken on the Armed Services Committee, which I sit on, uh, to many Republicans, uh, like Don Bacon, like Mike Turner, who have concerns.

Uh, and look, I don't think this is gonna happen, uh, before the midterm elections.

And Senator Elizabeth Warren, she's a Democrat from Massachusetts, she called the war a one-two punch that's burning a hole in Americans' pockets and burning a hole in our munitions supply, hurting our military readiness.

Now, Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg is expected to brief both Republican and Democratic members of the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday about the defense budget.

The Trump administration has requested $67 billion to cover the costs of the war and other urgent military needs, which Congress has not yet approved.

The administration is also seeking another $1.5 trillion in in annual spending for the Defense Department.

either during or after your time in government? Were you ever made aware of Jeffrey Epstein having any kind of relationship directly or indirectly with the United States Intelligence Agency or services like the CIA? Answer, I was not, but obviously I served in the Senate and I don't recall anything like that ever being presented.

I was on the Armed Services Committee, so perhaps there might have been a mention if there was any relevance.

And in the State Department, I don't recall any information like that at all.

Question, and were you ever made aware of Glenn Maxwell having any kind of relationship with an intelligence agency or service in the United States? Answer, I was not.

I'll defend SecWar.

I spent eight years on the Armed Services Committee.

I watched Biden and Austin turn our military into drag queen theater.

I saw them punish red states and move military missions over abortion laws.