Trump, Russell Vought

'Ultra-right': Trump budget chief pick Russell Vought faces fire from Dem senators
President Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget faced a tough grilling from Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday.
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The Most Terrifying Answer in Trump’s Budget Chief Hearing
“Ranking member Durbin, President Biden is the president of the United States. He was duly sworn in, and he is the president of the United States,” Bondi replied, avoiding a straightforward answer. “There was a peaceful transition of power; President Trump left office and was overwhelmingly elected in 2024.”
Russell Vought could expand power of Trump's budget office
If confirmed again as White House budget director, Russell Vought would likely do more than oversee spending, policy and regulations. Vought, a co-author of Project 2025 who served as budget director in Donald Trump's first term,
Trump budget nominee Russell Vought says presidents can withhold authorized spending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump's choice to oversee the federal budget, Russell Vought, defended the U.S. president-elect's goal of cutting spending by refusing to spend money that Congress has already authorized at a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
Trump’s budget pick is famous for defying Congress. GOP senators want to confirm him anyway.
It’s looking like "thumbs up" for Russ Vought in the Senate, where Republicans are preparing to confirm him to lead the White House budget office despite his reputation for withholding congressionally-approved funding.
Republicans Set Terrifying Precedent in Trump’s Budget Chief Hearing
Donald Trump’s pick to run the Office of Management and Budget continued his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, but his uncanny ability to slide past tough questions—and the committee’s complicity in allowing him to do so—didn’t get past some of the Democratic lawmakers interviewing him.

Russell Vought, OMB

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