Lafayette Reporter

Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana praised the Trump administration's efforts to address wasteful spending in the federal government during a speech on the Senate floor. He commended President Trump's audits, stating, "I want to make a brief comment about the continuing saga that our new president is doing, in my judgment, a good job of prosecuting here in Washington. I am talking about his audits of federal government spending and all of the wasteful spending—I call it spending porn—that he is finding."

Kennedy criticized some colleagues for supporting what he described as bureaucracy over taxpayers. He remarked, "The battle lines are drawn. Some of my colleagues have decided to support the bureaucracy and the spending porn over the American taxpayer... That is their right."

He further criticized those who support various causes that he opposes, saying they back illegal immigration over law enforcement, teachers' unions over parents and children, criminals over law enforcement officers and victims, transgender athletes over women's sports, and Hamas over Israel.

Despite acknowledging that these views might be popular among certain groups in Washington, Kennedy expressed confidence that they do not resonate with broader America: "They think they are winning. Maybe in this town they are—if you listen to a lot of the pundits up here, if you listen to a lot of the members of the 'wokerati' in Washington—but they are not winning in America. The justice stick is coming, and I am very proud to be a part of that effort."