America's deal-maker-in-chief has proposed a budget so draconian it's already called "dead on arrival" in Congress. Massive cuts in domestic programs would fund the biggest jump in military spending since Ronald Reagan faced down the Soviet Union. But many Republicans are disturbed that the biggest losers would be in rural areas where Trump himself won the most votes. Democrats are predictably outraged over threats to environmental protection and help for the working poor. The give-and-take is just beginning.
President Trump's opening offer
More
- Goldmacher on Trump's budget, ripped from Bannon's nationalistic playbook
- NRDC on Trump's misguided budget
- Center for American Progress on how Trump's budget will harm his rural, small town supporters
- Daily Yonder on Trump budget's deep cuts to rural programs
- Furchtgott-Roth on need for even deeper cuts in Washington's bloated budget
Credits
Guests:
- Shane Goldmacher - national political reporter, New York Times - @ShaneGoldmacher
- David Goldston - National Resources Defense Council - @NRDC
- Rebecca Vallas - Center for American Progress - @rebeccavallas
- Dee Davis - Center for Rural Strategies - @dailyyonder
- Diana Furchtgott-Roth - Manhattan Institute - @FurchtgottRoth