The specifics will be unveiled on Friday, but Donald Trump is about to release a budget document that will be a total disaster for House and Senate Republicans in the midterm election.
PoliticusUSA is not beholden to any political party, special interest, or corporation. Support us by becoming a subscriber.
Trump is planning on directing even more taxpayer money toward the military and the American people will pay for it with cuts to healthcare, government agencies, and services.
Bloomberg reported:
President Donald Trump is preparing to release a fiscal year 2027 budget plan on Friday that will frame his party’s midterm election message around a massive defense buildup, partially paid for by cuts to domestic agencies.
A governing vision that directs tax dollars to the Pentagon amid an unpopular Iran war represents a political risk for the White House, especially against a backdrop of spiking gasoline prices. Trump could also face resistance from within his own party over envisioned cuts to health and science agencies that Congress rejected last year on a bipartisan basis.
Presidents have no budgetary power. Their budgets never become law. The presidential budget document does serve as a statement of policy and funding priorities.
What Trump is proposing would be a complete disaster for his party and the country, but it will be a gift to Democrats in the midterm election.
