Despite the fact that FOX did a credible job asking questions, challenging assertions and fact checking candidates (Megyn Kelly excepted), they never bothered to ask the obvious followup question to Johnson’s repeated assertion that he would submit a balanced budget to Congress next year by cutting 43% of federal spending:

How?

In the real world—you know, the one where math works—it turns out that if you cut the military and EVERY OTHER discretionary program in the US—and I mean everything—100%, totally eliminating them, you’d cut about 35% of US spending. All the rest has to come from Social Security, Medicare, etc. And those programs aren’t subject to presidential control—as entitlements programs, they have to be paid according to law. A president can’t cut their spending without Congressional authorization.

But since no one thinks he has a chance, no one cared to ask.

Funny line about his neighbor’s dogs, though.

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   This is.. well, your statement is weird, Jeff. How are we accustomed to getting those things

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   He’s actually explained...advocate significant cuts for Medicare

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