Trump's budget calls for cuts to Heating & Cooling assistance for low-income Americans so he can pay for more wars [View all]
"Typically, Republican leaders try very hard to deny they are starving social programs to fund the military, leaving Democrats to make the case on their own," Cohn wrote. "Yet here was Trump coming right out and saying it.
"And while the president frequently blurts out statements that have no bearing on reality, in this case his description of how he’d like to rearrange federal spending priorities was pretty much on the nose.
"In fact, just two days after he made those remarks, his administration released its budget for fiscal year 2027. It envisions $1.5 trillion [in spending] for defense, then proposes to offset that cost with a 10 percent reduction in domestic spending.
"Among the casualties would be a program that helps low-income Americans pay for heating and cooling—yes, right at a time when electricity prices are on the rise."
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