President Trump Asks All Cabinet Department to Cut Budgets by 5%

[longknife]

Another campaign promise he’s trying to keep. If Congress doesn’t block him as usual.

Earlier Wednesday, during an interview with Fox Business Network, Trump said cutting the budget is "not as tough as you think, and frankly there’s a lot of fat in there."

He attributed a recent spike in federal spending to the needs of the military.

"You know we’re doing a lot of things, a lot of great things," he said. "But now I’m going to also do some cutting of the budget."

This year's deficit could have been higher, Treasury said, but the timing of certain payments was shifted.

Earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested that the rising deficit was the "dire consequences of irresponsible and unnecessary spending.”

But a report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, released earlier this month, said tax cuts Congress approved last year partially led to the deficit jump.

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[DGS49]

Due to an unfortunate career choice, I worked for more than a dozen large companies and went through countless budget cuts by the time I retired. In my experience, most organizations could cut 10% and within 6 months not even remember what was cut. And after 8 years with the Federal government...25% would be no problem in most agencies, including DoD. But probably not SS or IRS.

 

[basquebromance]

5 percent is easy. they need to go big and abolish most of the government departments.

Fox Business on Instagram: “President Trump asked Cabinet secretaries on Wednesday to cut spending by five percent for fiscal year 2020: "That's a very, very important…”

 

[caddo kid]

Trump to request 5 percent cut from Cabinet members

President Trump on Wednesday said he was planning on asking every Cabinet secretary to cut 5 percent from their budgets.

"We're going to ask every secretary to cut 5 percent for next year," he said ahead of a Cabinet meeting.

Trump blamed Democrats for the increase in spending.

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The BEST PART? Trump is blaming Democrats

Limme C; GOP House, GOP Senate, GOP POTUS.

Yep; it's the Democrats fault

You cannot make this shit up; seriously


Here you go America:
* the poor
* the working poor
* the working class
* the middle class
* YOU ARE ALL going to get SCREWED, AGAIN. Enjoy

Get on your hands & knees assholes; take it like Americans

 

[blackhawk]

Better than him asking them to increase their spending by five percent.

 

[MarathonMike]

Long long LONG overdue. The Federal gubmint is full of empire builders who have bloated every department well beyond efficiency. A 5% reduction is a very reasonable initial goal.

 

[rightwinger]

Waiting to see if it applies to DoD

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Having been in the military and in charge of a budget several times the reality is if you do NOT spend what they allotted they will cut it the next year. Does not matter why you did not need it this year and does not matter if you need it next year. There is ABSOLUTELY no INCENTIVE in Government to cut spending, NONE NADA.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Another campaign promise he’s trying to keep. If Congress doesn’t block him as usual.

Earlier Wednesday, during an interview with Fox Business Network, Trump said cutting the budget is "not as tough as you think, and frankly there’s a lot of fat in there."

He attributed a recent spike in federal spending to the needs of the military.

"You know we’re doing a lot of things, a lot of great things," he said. "But now I’m going to also do some cutting of the budget."

This year's deficit could have been higher, Treasury said, but the timing of certain payments was shifted.

Earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested that the rising deficit was the "dire consequences of irresponsible and unnecessary spending.”

But a report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, released earlier this month, said tax cuts Congress approved last year partially led to the deficit jump.

More @ President Donald Trump says he'll ask Cabinet to cut department budgets by 5 percent

5%?

Window dressing to fool morons

 

[caddo kid]

Waiting to see if it applies to DoD

No; it will not.

America HAS TO KILL everything, even America.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Another campaign promise he’s trying to keep. If Congress doesn’t block him as usual.

Earlier Wednesday, during an interview with Fox Business Network, Trump said cutting the budget is "not as tough as you think, and frankly there’s a lot of fat in there."

He attributed a recent spike in federal spending to the needs of the military.

"You know we’re doing a lot of things, a lot of great things," he said. "But now I’m going to also do some cutting of the budget."

This year's deficit could have been higher, Treasury said, but the timing of certain payments was shifted.

Earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested that the rising deficit was the "dire consequences of irresponsible and unnecessary spending.”

But a report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, released earlier this month, said tax cuts Congress approved last year partially led to the deficit jump.

More @ President Donald Trump says he'll ask Cabinet to cut department budgets by 5 percent

When I see a directive in writing from Trump telling them to do so, then I will applaud him greatly.

Talking about it in a presser is meaningless

 

[boedicca]

It's a good start. If we just cut spending by a few percent each year while the economy grows, we can get to a balanced budget.

 

[caddo kid]

Another campaign promise he’s trying to keep. If Congress doesn’t block him as usual.

Earlier Wednesday, during an interview with Fox Business Network, Trump said cutting the budget is "not as tough as you think, and frankly there’s a lot of fat in there."

He attributed a recent spike in federal spending to the needs of the military.

"You know we’re doing a lot of things, a lot of great things," he said. "But now I’m going to also do some cutting of the budget."

This year's deficit could have been higher, Treasury said, but the timing of certain payments was shifted.

Earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested that the rising deficit was the "dire consequences of irresponsible and unnecessary spending.”

But a report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, released earlier this month, said tax cuts Congress approved last year partially led to the deficit jump.

More @ President Donald Trump says he'll ask Cabinet to cut department budgets by 5 percent

5%?

Window dressing to fool morons

5% for poor, working class, even middle class is nothing to sneeze at.

Trump is blaming Democrats for the SIX YEAR RECORD HIGH deficits, YET Trump wants that 5% to come out of your pocket via service cuts.

I hope you're happy, Gramps.

Oh sure, and you and every other Trumpian were cheering for your $21 a month tax cut

That won't even buy you condoms; will it? Not that you actually need condoms.

Maybe that $21 a month tax cut will pay for your denture paste, or your wheel chair inner tubes?

Maybe you can buy another co-cane.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Waiting to see if it applies to DoD

Easy. Fire every person hired or promoted by Obama

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Another campaign promise he’s trying to keep. If Congress doesn’t block him as usual.

Earlier Wednesday, during an interview with Fox Business Network, Trump said cutting the budget is "not as tough as you think, and frankly there’s a lot of fat in there."

He attributed a recent spike in federal spending to the needs of the military.

"You know we’re doing a lot of things, a lot of great things," he said. "But now I’m going to also do some cutting of the budget."

This year's deficit could have been higher, Treasury said, but the timing of certain payments was shifted.

Earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested that the rising deficit was the "dire consequences of irresponsible and unnecessary spending.”

But a report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, released earlier this month, said tax cuts Congress approved last year partially led to the deficit jump.

More @ President Donald Trump says he'll ask Cabinet to cut department budgets by 5 percent

5%?

Window dressing to fool morons

If it were real it would be a start, you cannot get rid of it all in a single year.

 

[caddo kid]

It's a good start. If we just cut spending by a few percent each year while the economy grows, we can get to a balanced budget.

OMFG. you are fvcking kidding, right?

The GOP & Trump are telling the WORLD that the economy is on FIRE but the deficit is at a SIX YEAR RECORD HIGH, because of the tax cuts & Trump is blaming the Democrats.

If you actually believe any of this crap coming from Trump, or the GOP, then there is NO HELPING YOU.

 

[boedicca]

It's a good start. If we just cut spending by a few percent each year while the economy grows, we can get to a balanced budget.

OMFG. you are fvcking kidding, right?

The GOP & Trump are telling the WORLD that the economy is on FIRE but the deficit is at a SIX YEAR RECORD, because of the tax cuts & Trump is blaming the Democrats.

If you actually believe any of this crap coming from Trump, or the GOP, then there is NO HELPING YOU.

Oh blah blah blah so sleepy....zzzzzz.

We need economic growth. After years of Obabble malaise, the economy needs to grow in order for us to handle just the interest payments on the $10 TRILLION of debt that Obabble added. If Trump can cut spending for real, then we have a chance of making progress.

 

[caddo kid]

It's a good start. If we just cut spending by a few percent each year while the economy grows, we can get to a balanced budget.

OMFG. you are fvcking kidding, right?

The GOP & Trump are telling the WORLD that the economy is on FIRE but the deficit is at a SIX YEAR RECORD, because of the tax cuts & Trump is blaming the Democrats.

If you actually believe any of this crap coming from Trump, or the GOP, then there is NO HELPING YOU.

Oh blah blah blah so sleepy....zzzzzz.

We need economic growth. After years of Obabble malaise, the economy needs to grow in order for us to handle just the interest payments on the $10 TRILLION of debt that Obabble added. If Trump can cut spending for real, then we have a chance of making progress.

You & every other Trumpian would follow this Satanic jackass Trump right over a cliff, if you were asked to do so.

 

[boedicca]

It's a good start. If we just cut spending by a few percent each year while the economy grows, we can get to a balanced budget.

OMFG. you are fvcking kidding, right?

The GOP & Trump are telling the WORLD that the economy is on FIRE but the deficit is at a SIX YEAR RECORD, because of the tax cuts & Trump is blaming the Democrats.

If you actually believe any of this crap coming from Trump, or the GOP, then there is NO HELPING YOU.

Oh blah blah blah so sleepy....zzzzzz.

We need economic growth. After years of Obabble malaise, the economy needs to grow in order for us to handle just the interest payments on the $10 TRILLION of debt that Obabble added. If Trump can cut spending for real, then we have a chance of making progress.

You & every other Trumpian would follow this Satanic jackass Trump right over a cliff, if you were asked to do so.

You're projecting again. I don't worship Trump as some sort of god like you loons did with Obabble. I do understand economics.

 

[Indeependent]

Don’t cut bathroom tissue.