Senator John Kennedy’s Hilarious Take on Government Waste and the USAID Shake-Up

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Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana is never one to mince words, and in a recent conversation with Hannity about government spending, he delivered one of his trademark humorous yet pointed monologues. With President Trump and Elon Musk moving to dismantle USAID—a federal agency known for massive expenditures on international projects—Kennedy couldn’t resist poking fun at some of the more absurd spending habits uncovered.

For decades, USAID has been a source of controversy, allocating billions in taxpayer dollars to questionable programs. Senator Eric Schmidt of Missouri recently highlighted some of these eyebrow-raising expenditures, including:

  • $20 million on a Sesame Street show in Iraq
  • $56 million to boost Egypt and Tunisia’s tourism
  • $40 million to build schools in Jordan
  • $11 million to tell Vietnam to stop burning trash
  • Funding for a DEI musical in Ireland and a transgender opera in Colombia

Kennedy, ever the entertainer, didn’t hold back. “Look, I like omelets. I mean, I really like omelets,” he said, setting up one of his classic folksy analogies. “I like omelets better than sex. Not really, but you get the point. You can’t make an omelet without breaking some eggs.”

His point? Reviewing government spending means cracking open the books—and some people don’t like it. “Many of my Democratic colleagues and some of the tofu-eating Wookerati at USAID are screaming like they’re part of a prison riot because they don’t want us reviewing the spending,” Kennedy quipped.

And what a review it is. Kennedy and other Republicans are exposing wasteful international projects, including:

  • $520 million for ESG-driven investments in Africa
  • $45 million for DEI scholarships in Burma
  • A taxpayer-funded transgender comic book

Kennedy suggests putting all of these expenditures into a booklet and holding a press conference. “I’d go over item by item by item,” he said. “Do you want to defend this? They won’t. They can’t. They really can’t.”

Meanwhile, Kennedy is also pushing a bipartisan bill to end all government payments to deceased Americans—because, as he puts it, “That would be a good idea.”

With his signature blend of humor and sharp criticism, Kennedy makes one thing clear: Under the Trump administration, the question is no longer “Who needs to pay more in taxes?” but rather, “What the hell happened to the money?”

And while Kennedy may not know who he’s pulling for in the Super Bowl, he’s all in on this effort to hold the government accountable—one omelet at a time.