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Mark Pocan: “If you're a federal agency, you want to be tore apart, guess…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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WCPT 820 Interview Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI).

Published | Video Starts at 02:42

Well, I think, you know, Donald Trump probably has, like, a high school degree in grifting. I think Elon Musk has a PhD in it. So, you know, this guy has every trigger right now. And If you're a federal agency, you want to be tore apart, guess what? You come up with a contract for Space X or Starlink. or one of his other companies. And, you know, so the bill basically says either he can keep his contracts and, you know, throw dollar bills on him while he's in bed, or he can have the Federal job that he's got. (02:42–02:48)

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