Trump’s “Skinny Budget” Would Fatten the Military

President Donald Trump released his $1.5 trillion budget on Thursday, a blueprint that would boost military and border security spending as it makes deep funding cuts to United States diplomacy and foreign aid that experts say could harm national security.

Trump’s 2018 proposal calls for a $54 billion increase for defense, offset by cuts across many agencies — notably a massive 28 percent reduction for the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development. Trump’s budget proposal is unlikely to move forward in Congress, where it has drawn criticism across both sides of the aisle.

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