Takeaway from the Jay Obernolte community coffee in Yucaipa

Congressman Jay Obernolte hosted an informal townhall tonight in Yucaipa. It was a packed house. A raffle system was used for its 30-minute Q&A portion. In the end, around 10 individuals were randomly selected to have their questions heard.

All but two individuals pressed Jay on grievances with the Trump administration. His answers varied but he was mostly unable to produce any criticism of the current administration, aside from an admission that he believed Trump legitimately lost the 2020 election and he disagrees with Trump's comments on Ukraine.

On DOGE

Jay supports DOGE's goals wholeheartedly. He spent several minutes defending Elon Musk's initiative, remarking on how the billionaire was "sleeping on the floor" to solve problems of alleged waste. He then began to enumerate all the alleged wasteful spending reported by documented pathological liar, Elon Musk.

He downplayed executive overreach and believed that the courts would sort out any Constitutional concerns, conveniently ignoring comments from the Trump administration over the past several week to "ignore the courts."

Cuts to Medicaid

Jay neither confirmed nor denied that he supports cuts to Medicaid, though he spent roughly a minute defending the need to target wasteful spending, when asked about Medicaid cuts specifically.

On CA Fires

Jay talked at length about the need to incorporate advanced technology, including the use of "water carrying" drones and low-earth satellite data backed by AI to fight fires more effectively. He conveniently failed to mention that there is only one company with the capabilities to provide low-earth satellite data, and it coincidentally is run by a raging lunatic, otherwise known as Elon Musk.

On Trump's Foreign Policy

When pressed about Trump's rhetoric that was alienating NATO allies, Jay indicated he believed that Trump's methods were "unconventional but effective."

Misc

Jay really likes talking about his degrees and committee assignments.

The Crowd

The overall air of the crowd was hostile. Some vocal Trump supporters peppered the room, with occasional cheering, but boos and audible discontent were frequent.

Final Thoughts

As a mostly apolitical independent, I can confidently say that Jay Obernolte is a pontificating beta cuck.