Fox host Maria Bartiromo commented Monday on her heated interview with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Sunday over GOP infighting on the budget and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), saying to Gaetz online, “You made excellent points. My thinking is evolving”

Host Maria Bartiromo interviews Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on the Fox News program Sunday Morning Futures on September 24, 2023, screen image.

Bartiromo also addressed the controversial interview in remarks on her Fox Business show Mornings With Maria, saying she was rethinking her opposition to Gaetz’s willingness to risk a partial government shutdown in order to rein in government spending.

Gaetz posted a video clip with his comments, “When confronted with our argument on government spending, most smart and open-minded people will convert. Welcome aboard, @MariaBartiromo. Thank you for having me on your program. Tough questions and direct answers will lead us to the truth faster than sophistry. The Plan: • Single Subject Spending Bills • No CR • Hold the line”

When confronted with our argument on government spending, most smart and open-minded people will convert.

Welcome aboard, @MariaBartiromo.

Thank you for having me on your program. Tough questions and direct answers will lead us to the truth faster than sophistry.

The Plan:

•… https://t.co/XC14a6gBc5 pic.twitter.com/RrkuDOQfBA

— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) September 25, 2023

Bartiromo responded online to Gaetz, saying, “You made excellent points. My thinking is evolving. I need to own it. I’m ok w that. I’m glad you came on.”

Earlier Monday Bartiromo also responded to critical comments from Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC), saying, “You are right. @RepMattGaetz made a very good argument. And my thinking is evolving. I was happy to have him on.”

You are right. @RepMattGaetz made a very good argument. And my thinking is evolving. I was happy to have him on. https://t.co/RQu6y9pNQ6

— Maria Bartiromo (@MariaBartiromo) September 25, 2023

For those who missed it, the Bartiromo-Gaetz interview:

You made excellent points. My thinking is evolving. I need to own it. I'm ok w that. I'm glad you came on.

— Maria Bartiromo (@MariaBartiromo) September 25, 2023

Bartiromo posted the same comment in response to Gaetz, “You made excellent points. My thinking is evolving. I need to own it. I’m ok w that. I’m glad you came on.”

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Chicago has spent over $100M to care for illegals arriving in the city thanks to Joe Biden’s broken border.  But officials won’t provide transparency on how the money is being spent.

NBC Chicago reports that the city of Chicago’s finance department has denied NBC 5 Investigates’ Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for copies of a year’s worth of invoices. The invoices are related to more than $57 million spent on a staffing company that has a contract with the city to provide staffing in shelters.

The city claims, “The burden of redacting records ‘outweighs public interest in the information.'”

The Gateway Pundit reported in May that, while Chicago burns with rampant crime and violence, the City Council approved $51 million in aid for illegals. In July, it was revealed that most of those funds, $47 million, would be used to pay for a national staffing firm that provides personnel at shelters receiving illegals arriving in the city.

In February, CBS 2 revealed their FOIA request, on how the city has spent the more than $100 million, was also denied by Chicago Office of Budget & Management.

In the denial letter to NBC’s recent FOIA, the city said the request for 498 payment vouchers (that would require redactions) was “unduly burdensome” and would impose “immense burden on the department’s time.”

NBC Chicago reports:

What’s curious about that denial letter is that the city already provided NBC 5 Investigates with two invoices – showing last December that a nurse at the High Ridge YMCA shelter earned than $20,000 in a week.

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