increasing inflation. well, it has the advantage of not only people being able to live longer and better and be able to perform their prescription drugs, but, guess what? it reduces the deficit $158 billion. [ applause ] don t forget that part to tell people. it s not just that you pay less for the drug. it means that the federal government isn t paying for the drugs for medicare. president joe biden in baltimore last night, debunking republican claims about the deficit and calling on democrats to remind americans what his administration has achieved over the past two years. meanwhile, on capitol hill, a hearing dominated by grievance politics, as attorney general merrick garland makes his first appearance before the new congress. he actually had insurrectionists. right. like, the guy with, like what is it, willie, the bird bone hands, like, doing the power to the people signal. the raised fist. that s right. raised fist of a bird. yeah. there it is. the
to take him on and attack him. this time, you just see everyone tiptoeing. ron desantis sure isn t trying to land any punches. donald trump is already going out against him and trying to, you know, get some kind of response. occasionally, he ll get a little bit, but not, you know ron desantis is trying to stay away. they know donald trump can get gloves on them and permanently wound them. even after january 6th, they won t take another attack. we ll see that dynamic on display this week at cpac kicking off, and all these candidates are skipping this event just outside of washington, d.c. with the exception of nikki haley, she ll be there. donald trump is speaking saturday night. this is, in many ways, what his team is perceiving as the launch of his campaign. he s been off to a faltering start to this point. a significant piece of the republican party is firmly in his grip. certainly, right now, strategists both sides of the party, yes, the anti-trump