Roy Blunt: “Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk on behalf of myself, Senators Hawley, Wicker, and Capito. The CHIEF…”

“Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk on behalf of myself, Senators Hawley, Wicker, and Capito. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senators Blunt, Hawley, Wicker, and Capito is addressed to counsel for the President: What responsibility does the president have to safeguard the use of taxpayer dollars for foreign aid and work to root out corruption? Mr. Counsel CIPOLLONE. Thank you, Mr. Chief Justice and Members of the Senate. The President has an important responsibility to safeguard taxpayer dollars that are used in foreign aid or used anywhere, frankly, and to root out corruption. Now, it is no secret that President Trump, from the beginning, from the time he came down the escalator, has been committed to ensuring that American taxpayer dollars are used appropriately--are used appropriately. And if they are going to foreign countries, he wants to make sure that they are used wisely. And there is ample evidence of that--ample evidence of that. I don't think that is even disputed or disputable. And he is fulfilling that obligation. The other point that he makes repeatedly is that if we are helping countries around the world, other countries should help us help them. We use the word ``burden-sharing.'' What does that mean? ``Burden- sharing'' means that if American taxpayers are going to help with a problem in a country around the world--and we do, and we do a lot. We do it to the tune of billions and billions of dollars.…”