During a protest outside the Treasury Building this week, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) took a shot at new media being allowed into the White House.
“Replace the regular news with propaganda. You see, take the mainstream press throw them out and put in the right wing crazies to mislead the American people,” Merkley said.
He also called Russ Vought (nominee for director of Office of Management and Budget) a white nationalist and claimed he ‘despises the working people of America.’
During the protest outside of the Treasury Building, @SenJeffMerkley takes a shot at the new media being allowed in The White House.
“Replace the regular news with propaganda. You see, take the mainstream press throw them out and put in the right wing crazies to mislead the… pic.twitter.com/Y4SNUUn9ct
— Wid Lyman (@Wid_Lyman) February 5, 2025
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) lobbed similar accusations, saying, “What we [are] not going to do is stand around while they pull this bulls**t that they trying to pull right now.”
📍The Treasury Building @RepJasmine speaks to the thousands gathered in
the street in protest of DOGE's access to the federal payer system.“What we [are] not going to do is stand around while they pull this bulls**t that they trying to pull right now.”
She reiterates the… pic.twitter.com/vttGrNr3TU
— Wid Lyman (@Wid_Lyman) February 5, 2025
Thousands gathered outside The Treasury Building yesterday to protest Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent giving the Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) access to the federal payment system.
Treasury Secretary Bessent privately reassured Republican lawmakers Monday that… https://t.co/QBJ1eltS4D pic.twitter.com/NDASFtmSl5
— Wid Lyman (@Wid_Lyman) February 5, 2025
