By Kaye Thornbrugh | CDA Press
COEUR d’ALENE — U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher said President Donald Trump’s second term marks a “reset” for the country, amid talk of tariffs, economic uncertainty and efforts to root out inefficiencies in government.
“From a Republican standpoint, it’s night and day,” he told The Press in a sit-down interview Wednesday, referring to the atmosphere in Washington, D.C. “It is generally very, very optimistic.”
Fulcher expressed support for billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, which the Trump administration said is targeting waste in the federal government.
“Those agencies are being forced to be held accountable and they don’t like it,” Fulcher said. “But I’m telling you I think it’s a godsend, because there is a lot of inefficiency and there is a lot of fraud. If nothing else, the systems are archaic.”
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