89 NOW, AT 24, 047 THAT'S WHERE
WE ARE.
GOT TO GET BACK TO THAT SPENDING
BILL, HUGE SPENDING BILL, PASSED
BY THE REPUBLICAN CONTROL SENATE
LAST NIGHT.
THE PRESIDENT TWEETED ABOUT IT
THIS MORNING AND HE MAY CONSIDER
IT, WELL THERE IT IS LET ME SHOW
IT TO YOU.
I AM CONSIDERING A VETO OF THE
OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL, BASED ON
THE FACT THAT THE # HUNDRED
THOUSAND PLUS DACA RECIPIENTS
HAVE BEEN TOTALLY ABANDONED BY
THE DEMOCRATS NOT EVEN MENTIONED
AND THE BORDER WALL DESPERATELY
NEEDED FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE IS
NOT FULLY FUNDED.
RON PAUL IS WITH US, FAVORITE
GUEST ON THE SHOW, FORMER TEXAS
CONGRESSMAN AND HOST OF THE RON
PAUL LIBERTY REPORT.
ALL RIGHT, RON.
>> GOOD MORNING.
STUART: I'M SURE THAT YOU REALLY
WANT THIS PRESIDENT TO VETO THAT
SPENDING BILL DON'T YOU?
>> OH, YES, THAT WOULD BE GOOD
BUT I THINK IT'S A DREAM.
YOU KNOW, YESTERDAY'S TWEET WAS
SAYING ALL THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT
THE BILL.
TODAY ALL THE BAD THINGS, SO NO,
I'D BE WILLING TO BET THE GOLD
COIN HE WILL NOT VETO IT.
THAT'S JUST BEING SO SO BIZARRE,
BUT I'M NOT A BETTING PERSON SO
I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE THAT BET
AND I DO NOT BELIEVE FOR A
MINUTE HE'S GOING TO VETO THIS
BILL BECAUSE TOMORROW, HE'S
GOING TO PRAISE THE GOOD THINGS
AGAIN BUT IT SURE IS BIG IN THE
REPUBLICANS ARE GOING TO BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR IT, SO I GUESS
REPUBLICANS AREN'T CONSERVATIVE.
I WONDER IF THEY EVER ARE.
STUART: WELFARE QUESTION, SIR,
BUT LOOK, ARE THE VOTES THERE
FOR A CUT IN SPENDING?
I MEAN I DON'T SEE IT.
ULTIMATELY IF YOU REALLY WANT TO
CUT GOVERNMENT SPENDING YOU'VE
GOT TO HAVE A BILL, YOU'VE GOT
TO HAVE THE VOTES TO DO THAT AND
IT'S ALL VERY WELL SAID AND WHAT
WE'VE GOT TO STAND ON PRINCIPLE
BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE VOTES,
YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE IT DO
YOU?
>> NO, BUT IF YOU HAD MORE
PEOPLE WHO WOULDN'T VOTE FOR
THESE INCREASES IT WOULD HELP.
OKAY ONE ANSWER TO THAT IS VOTE
TO FREEZE THE BUDGET.
JUST DON'T INCREASE IT, BUT IT
WAS MASSIVELY INCREASED IN ORDER
TO GET THIS PASSED THEY HAD TO
GIVE AN ADDITIONAL $118 BILLION,
A BUNCH TO MILITARY AND A BUNCH
TO WELFARE AND GUESS WHO WAS THE
HAPPIEST THIS MORNING?
PELOSI.
THAT HAS TO GET SOME REPUBLICANS
PRETTY UPSET, YOU KNOW, AFTER
ALL THAT'S BEEN GOING ON AND
PEOPLE WANTING TO DEFEND TRUMP
AND REPUBLICANS, BUT IT'S SORT
OF A SAD STORY AS FAR AS I'M
CONCERNED BECAUSE I THINK
DEFICITS ARE VERY BAD.
I THINK BIG GOVERNMENTS VERY BAD
AND YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH IT AS
LONG AS PEOPLE WILL TAKE OUR
DOLLAR, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
THEY'RE NOT TAKING OUR DOLLAR AS
READILY AS THEY USED TO AND IT'S
THE DOLLAR THAT'S PART OF THIS
TRADE DEFICIT THAT PARTICIPATES
IN THAT TOO.
SO IT'S COMING TO AN END SO
REGARDLESS I'VE ALWAYS ARGUED
WE'LL NEVER GET THE VOTES IN THE
CONGRESS, BUT THE MARKETPLACE
AND REALITY WILL SET IN AND THIS
WHOLE SYSTEM WILL QUIT FUNCTION
ING.
STUART: I WANT TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT THE PRESIDENT AND HIS
TARIFFS ON STEEL AND ALUMINUM
COMING INTO THE COUNTRY.
CHINA IS THREATENING TO
RETALIATE.
I DON'T THINK YOU LIKE THIS
WHOLE IDEA OF THE PRESIDENT
IMPOSING TARIFFS IN THE FIRST
PLACE.
MAKE YOUR CASE, PLEASE.
>> WELL FIRST IT'S
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
THE CONTROL OF FOREIGN TRADE IS
WITH THE CONGRESS.
IT'S NOT IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
IT'S NOT IN THE WTO.
IT'S NOT IN NAFTA SO TRUMP IS
RIGHT ON THOSE ISSUES BUT IT
SHOULD BE BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
DESIGNED BY THE CONGRESS AND THE
PRESIDENT SHOULD DECIDE WHETHER
OR NOT HE'LL GO ON IT.
IT'S TO ME ABSURD THAT IS WHAT
IS GOING ON IN THE LAST COUPLE
WEEKS IS DONE BY ONE MAN.
THAT IS, YOU KNOW, THE WAY WE GO
TO WAR TOO.
ONE GUY, BUT ARE WE GOING TO
INVADE THIS COUNTRY SO NOW WE
HAVE A TRADE WAR GOING ON ONE
PERSON BUT THEY SAY WELL IT'S
LEGAL.
YES IT'S LEGAL IN THE SENSE THAT
HE WAS GIVEN THAT POWER BUT IT
WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL THAT THE
CONGRESS TRANSFERRED THAT POWER
TO THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH ITS BEEN
THAT WAY FOR A LONG TIME BUT
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF
OUR CARELESS ATTITUDE ABOUT
TRYING TO FOLLOW THE RULES WHICH
I TOOK VERY SERIOUSLY ABOUT
TRYING TO DO MY BEST TO TAKE MY
OATH OF OFFICE SERIOUSLY.
STUART: OKAY, IT'S ALWAYS A
PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU ON THE SHOW
RON AND WELCOME BACK TO OUR
PROGRAM.
WE LOVE HAVING YOU ON AND I HOPE
YOU WON'T BE A STRANGER TO US IN