Washington Journal Open Forum host facilitates a live call-in session as the House and Senate convene, featuring Leanne from Arlington, Texas. She challenges Republican Secretary of War nominee Pete Hegseth, arguing that despite frequent biblical references, Trump's pursuit of "gold idols" makes him unfit for the role. The segment highlights tensions between religious rhetoric and political idolatry during the final thirty minutes of pre-congressional coverage. [Automatically generated summary]
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Less than 30 minutes left in our program on this Thursday morning, less than 30 minutes before the House and the Senate come in, and you can watch both live, of course, Gabble Gabble on C-SPAN and C-SPAN2, respectively.
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Leanne Arlington, Texas, Democrat.
Good morning.
Good morning.
I just like to, I'm so glad.
I mean, well, I didn't hear what Headset has to say, but what I'd just like to tell my senior callers who are calling in is that it should be the Republicans.
It's that, you know what?
If you got to remember, you guys want to quote the Bible, but guess what?
You do not, you are not supposed to worship any idols.
Every time Trump goes somewhere, he wants something gold idol.
The next one is Pete Headset.
I want to know how in the heck can we get this man away from being the Secretary of War?