This is a transcript of an episode of Full Measure, a news program hosted by Sharyl Attkisson. The episode covers the following topics:
- An interview with former President Donald Trump, who talks about his views on the 2024 presidential race, the Ukraine crisis, the border situation, the Covid-19 pandemic, the Russia collusion hoax, and the legal challenges he faces.
- A report on congressional earmarks, a controversial spending practice that allows lawmakers to fund pet projects with taxpayer money. The report examines the amount and types of earmarks requested by Democrats and Republicans, and the criticism they face from fiscal conservatives.
- A preview of the next episode, which will feature a lawsuit filed by Missouri against the Biden administration for alleged censorship of social media posts.
Some possible facts extracted from the text are:
- Former President Donald Trump gave an interview to Sharyl Attkisson at Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
- Trump said he did not see Biden making it to the gate and he would like to run against him in 2024.
- Trump claimed that the 2020 election was rigged and that he did not pardon himself because he did nothing wrong.
- Trump said he had a shot and a booster for COVID-19 and that he did not rely on Dr. Fauci's advice.
- Trump said he would deport millions of illegal border crossers and that he stopped Putin from invading Ukraine by keeping oil prices low.
- Trump said he liked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and could see having something to do with him in the future.
- The Senate Appropriations Committee has talked about $7.6 billion worth of earmarks for 3700 items in various legislation for fiscal 2024.
- Republican Senator Joni Ernst said she stands against earmarks and thinks they are an incredible way to waste taxpayer dollars.
- Some examples of earmarks are underwater whack-a-mole game for dolphins, spas for cats, shrimp on a treadmill, and pigs playing video games with their snouts.
- The combined earmark total in the House and Senate is about $15 billion in tax dollars for 2024.