“If this is America First,” he said, “then America is fucked.”.
“If this is America First, then America is fucked.”
At a press conference outside of the U.S. Capitol Thursday, Stewart savaged the 41 Republican senators who voted against the Honoring Our PACT Act.
The bill also removed requirements for veterans to prove their illnesses had been caused by on-duty exposure to toxins.
Calling the Republican caucus “cowards,” Stewart added that he is “used to all of it, but I am not used to cruelty.”.
Stewart lambasted Republicans who had previously voted for the PACT Act in June in a 84-14 vote, yet now claimed opposition to a “budgetary gimmick.”
In response, Stewart noted Republicans’ uncritical support for expansions of defense spending, which is set to top $800 billion next year alone. »