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Trump touts his first proposed budget

U.S. President Donald Trump touted his budget during his weekly address to the American public released on Saturday. “The budget we are proposing will reverse … Continue reading Trump touts his first proposed budget


Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, US ElectionU.S. President Donald Trump touted his budget during his weekly address to the American public released on Saturday.

“The budget we are proposing will reverse economic stagnation and open the path to millions of new jobs for American workers,” Trump said in his video address.

“We will achieve our goals by doing exactly what you do in your home: setting priorities, cutting the fat, and growing new opportunities,” he said.

He pledged to give Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) officers and border patrol agents “everything they need” to operate, adding thousands of people belonging to the street gang Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, were being expelled.

White House officials have described the proposed budget as providing tax cuts that they say would stimulate economic growth and create more private-sector jobs.

As with all presidential budget proposals, the proposal was more of a wish list that is unlikely to be approved in its current form by Congress.