Donald Trump made an unforeseen appearance in his Tuesday address to Congress, bringing up a topic that isn’t typically discussed: transgenic rabbits. He alleged that the government had spent$ 8 million on “making mice transgender,” pausing as Republican lawmakers chuckled.
He continued,” This is real,” adding that taxpayer money was being wasted on pointless research.
Trump made reference to spending cuts suggested by the Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE ), a Republican initiative to cut what they perceive to be frivolous expenditures. Democratic politicians yelled and booed at him because he listed these breaks in a sarcastic manner, according to The Mirror.
Elon Musk, a billionaire tech entrepreneur who vehemently opposes cutting government saving, was also provide. Musk waved and stood as Republicans cheered as Trump mentioned DOGE.
Trump’s comments appeared to be referring to a committee hearing led by Republican Rep. Nancy Mace final month, though he did not give details, according to ABC News. The article was titled” Oversight of taxpayer-funded animal cruelty involving trans laboratory rats and poisoned babies.”
In her opening remarks, Mace cited a report from the White Coat Waste Project, a nonprofit organization opposed to government-funded animal testing, which claimed more than$ 10 million had been wasted on studies involving transgender mice, rats, and monkeys in academic labs.
