Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) got more than he bargained for on Friday when he did an interview with CNN's Kate Bolduan.
At the start of the interview, Norman tried to make the case that the Biden administration was "weak" on Israel because Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had called for a temporary pause in combat operations so that more hostages could be freed.
Bolduan, however, was quick to set the record straight.
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"Congressman, to be clear, he said clearly that the United States stands with Israel and their need and obligation to defend themselves against Hamas," she said. "And he said they are not calling for a cease-fire, but rather, they are talking about a humanitarian pause to allow more hostages to come out and more aid to come in, and you think that is a disgrace to America?"
Later in the segment, Bolduan confronted Norman with new figures from the Congressional Budget Office showing that Republicans' plan to cut funding for the Internal Revenue Service to pay for Israel aid would actually raise the deficit because it would let more people get away with not paying their taxes.
"I have very little confidence in the CBO," he replied. "And they have an agenda to back up whatever view the current administration has, so I don't go with that."
Once again, however, Bolduant was ready to push back.
"I have seen you tout the CBO in some of your efforts in the past," she said. "I was looking this morning, and your office put out a press release in February of this year leaning on the CBO to make your point, and calling it a jaw-dropping report coming out from the CBO reaffirming what you have said about out-of-control spending and national debt... So what has changed?"
"Well, the debt ceiling numbers, the CBO cannot manipulate," Norman claimed. "And they are not wrong 100 percent, nor are they right 100 percent of the time."
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