Spandex-wearing grapple-freak Congressman Jim Jordan on Sunday conceded to Fox’s Shannon Bream that “Maybe there have been some mistakes made,” in firing thousands upon thousands of federal workers in the ongoing DOGE purge “but” because the Washington Post reported that some of the National Park rangers knew how to unlock the doors when people got trapped in toilets it’s kind of justified. He also said he’s not in favor of cutting Medicaid benefits “but” imposing work requirements are necessary to save money. Since that forces disabled people to have to go find a job and when no one hires them they can be kicked off Medicaid. Thus cutting spending.

Jordan’s bullshit was just one moment among several MAGA appearances on Sunday deploying mind-bedningly stupid caveats and qualifications to defenses of convicted felon President Trump and/or his boss Elon Musk’s malevolent depraved indifference to Americans’ lives and livelihoods:

Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin plainly did not care that many of his constituents were now out of a job and said Trump was just joking about running for a third term, “but” if the people want it he’s all for it. Kind of weird how he didn’t cite that one Rasmussen poll from last week as representative of “the people” and then just tell Kristen Welker that he’s all for it now.

“Moderate” Republican Congressman Mike Lawler was cool with breaking overpriced and scarce eggs to make an omelette of government efficiency and cost savings.

Secretary of Defense Petey Pee Pants justified the firings of the military’s top judge advocates general because they could present “roadblocks to anything that happens.” Pete did not elaborate further.