Speaking to a meeting of the National Governors Association, President Donald Trump said his first budget will focus on “public safety” and “national security.”
The White House says President Donald Trump’s upcoming budget will propose a whopping $54 billion increase in defense spending and impose corresponding cuts to domestic programs and foreign aid.
White House budget officials outlined the information during a telephone call with reporters given on condition of anonymity. The budget officials on the call ignored requests to put the briefing on the record, even though Trump decried on Friday the use of anonymous sources by the media.
At the White House on Monday, while speaking to the governors Trump did allude to upcoming increases in defense spending saying that it will be “an historic increase.”
Trump’s defense budget and spending levels for domestic agency operating budgets will be revealed in a partial submission to Congress next month, with proposals on taxes and other programs coming later.
He also said his administration will move quickly on environmental reviews. Trump told the governors that he knows there are projects in their states that have been delayed by environmental reviews and he will move quickly to have them approved or rejected.
(AP)
