Trump's plan aims to significantly cut child care, disease research, renewable energy and peacekeeping abroad, and many have already been in Elon Musk's government efficiency division while providing billions of dollars to the government's massive deportation agenda.
Budget drafters responded to Trump’s pledge to end the “wake-up program,” which includes preschool grants to states with diversity programs. They reflected his vows to cut the IRS to prevent “government weaponization”, and he was dissatisfied with him even as critics accused him of using power leverage to punish others and institutions.
Overall, it was a sharp reduction in domestic accounts – about $163 billion, 22.6% lower than spending that year, the White House said.
Meanwhile, the White House said it relies on Congress to release $375 billion in new funds for new funds from the Department of Homeland Security and Defense, part of Trump's “big and beautiful tax” tax cuts and spending cuts. His goal is to fight back when he calls a “foreign invasion”, although immigration to the United States is an all-time low.
House Speaker Mike Johnson welcomed the proposal as a “bold blueprint that reflects the values of hard-working Americans and their commitment to American strength and prosperity.”
Budgets will not become law, but rather the touchstone of the upcoming fiscal year debate. It's a budget since Trump returned to the White House, which is an additional interest that defines the Republican president's second term pursued, and his party in Congress.
This is because Trump unilaterally imposed hundreds of billions of dollars in tax increases, increasing in the form of tariffs, which triggered a trade war that left consumers, CEOs and foreign leaders concerned about possible downturns.
Trump's speech against the recession in an interview with NBC News “Meet the Press” recorded on Friday.
Meet media host Kristen Welker, asking, Wall Street analysts expressed concerns that the chances of a recession were increasing, and Trump insisted that the economy would be “wonderful.”
Trump said: “Well, you know, some people on Wall Street said.”
“Well, I'll tell you other things. Some people on Wall Street say we'll have the greatest economy in history.”
Democrats attacked the budget, a devastating premonition of Trump’s vision for the country.
“President Trump made its priorities clear for the day: He wanted a thorough appropriation program to help effective Americans,” said Sen. Patty Murray, the top Democrat of the Appropriations Committee. “When he pushed for massive tax breaks for billionaires like him, and taxed middle-class Americans with reckless tariffs.”
The White House Office of Management and Budget is led by Russell Vought, chief architect of the Conservative Heritage Foundation (Project 2025).
It covers only federal discretionary spending and now has about $18.33 trillion in defense and non-defense accounts per year. Trump's team cut spending by $163 billion to $1.69 trillion, part of the U.S. nearly $7 trillion budget, which includes more programs and services.
The federal budget has been steadily climbing, with the annual deficit quickly approaching $2 trillion and the annual interest on debt is nearly $1 trillion. This is largely due to a surge in spending on the emergency Covid-19-19 pandemic, changes in tax laws have reduced income and climbing costs for Medicare, Medicaid and other programs, mainly to meet people’s age. The debt burden of the United States is irritating.
“We need a budget to tell the full text, and it should control spending, reduce borrowing, reduce deficits,” said Maya MacGuineas, chairman of the Federal Budget Committee of the Group of Financial Regulators.
Among some highlights proposed by the White House:
The State Department and international programs will lose 84% of their funds and receive $9.6 billion, reflecting the deep cuts already made, including the U.S. International Development Agency.
The Department of Health and Human Services will reduce spending by $33.3 billion and education sectors will reduce spending by $12 billion. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health will face significant reductions.
The Department of Defense will receive an additional $113.3 billion and the Department of Homeland Security will receive $42.3 billion. Much of this depends on Congress’ approval of Trump’s big bill. This approach has attracted criticism from leading defense hawks, including former Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
McConnell said the proposal for defense currency in the presidential budget is “head”.
“If we don't want to lead on our own, we can't expect our allies to call for greater annual defense spending,” McConnell said in an inspiring statement. “Luckily, the presidential budget request is like this: a request. Congress will soon have the opportunity to ensure that the power of the United States and the credibility we promise are properly resources.”
Under its constitutional powers, Congress decided on spending plans, approved bills that authorized federal plans and funded them through the appropriation process. Often, the system collapsed, forcing legislators to pass parking taxes to keep government funded and avoid federal closures.
Congress has delved into drafting Trump’s massive tax bills, cutting spending and supporting the government’s efforts to mass deportation – a package that is different from the budget plan will carry legal force.
Capitol Hill is also expected to be on Capitol Hill in the next few weeks as the Trump administration filed a case.
In the hands of Washington's more skilled conservative budget, Vought drew a career for his career at this moment. He served in the same position in the first Trump administration and wrote extensive chapters on federal government reconstruction in the 2025 project.
Vought has prepared a $9 billion plan, which will provide current 2025 funding for U.S. international development agencies and public broadcasters, involving public broadcast services and national public broadcasters. Trump signed an executive order late Thursday directing the company to publicly broadcast and federal agencies to stop funding for PBS and NPR.
Vought said a set of so-called budget revocations would be the first potential revocation as the Trump administration records lawmakers in a congressional record and votes to refund the money.
