MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace couldn't help but shout at Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), who announced on X that he stands with tech billionaire Elon Musk in opposition to the budget bill.
At the top of her second hour, Wallace played a clip of a recent town hall meeting with Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE), who was booed when he admitted he didn't read the House GOP budget bill.
"They are not buying it!" Wallace exclaimed after the video. "Looks like someone should have done his homework. That was Congressman Mike Flood, Republican of Nebraska, facing stiff, brutal, relentless backlash from his own constituents after admitting in front of them that he didn't read what was in that massive spending bill, Republicans, himself included, passed last month by a teensy, tiny margin."
She noted that over the weekend, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) told MSNBC that the provision that he claims he didn't know about was part of a huge discussion in the House Judiciary Committee and that Democrats warned it was unconstitutional.
"So, I knew about it, and we fought about it. But okay, whatever," Crockett said with a casual wave of her hand.
"As alarming as it is to hear that one member of Congress voted on a bill that has such drastic, potentially life and death consequences for the entire country, as well as the lives of the people he represents, without even reading it," Wallace said, he isn't alone.
She cited Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who was unaware that the bill strips states of the authority to regulate AI within their borders. But it was Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) who got her riled up.
Musk began openly trashing the bill on X on Tuesday, and the criticism continued into Wednesday. He then announced a "Kill the Bill" campaign, asking followers to call their lawmakers to vote against it.
"I wish I had a nickel for every time the @freedomcaucus sounded the alarm and nobody listened, only to find out the hard way we were right all along," said Perry, reposting Musk.
"He leaves out one glaring fact: He voted yes!" she exclaimed while gesticulating wildly. "He was one of the Republicans who voted 'yes' on the bill and now wants credit for sounding the alarm? What does that even mean in MAGA world?
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) scored the impact of the bill this week, saying it would add $2.4 trillion to the federal debt, and 16 million Americans would lose their health insurance.
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