Trump Proposes $163 billion Cut to Federal Budget

Sunday, May 04, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration proposed a $163 billion cut to federal spending next year, which would eliminate more than a fifth of the non-military spending excluding mandatory programs, it said in a statement.

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I can only think of one reason to boost military and homeland security funding while withdrawing from the world stage - suppression of the US public and terrorizing the citizenry.

#1 | Posted by jpw at 2025-05-02 03:32 PM | Reply

#1: I can only think of one reason to boost military and homeland security funding while withdrawing from the world stage - suppression of the US public and terrorizing the citizenry. Yup: duckswire.usatoday.com

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-02 03:38 PM | Reply

Death to Tyrants

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-05-02 07:08 PM | Reply

Bring On The Jackbooted Thugs. Federal ones, even.

Republicans love Federal police, just ask Cliven Bundy what he thinks about Bureau of Land Management!
Just ask Timothy McVeigh what he thinks about ATF and Lon Horiuchi.

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-02 07:13 PM | Reply

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

I am SO GLAD I looked in one more place....

next place I"m gonna check out is Bellevue and see if they had some

beds open.

I'll post the info in printed parts of a newspaper so I can

keep your conspiracy theory alive for you.

#5 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-05-04 03:52 PM | Reply

just what I thought...posted 2 days ago and just now 5 posts.

even your fellow psychopathic nut bags don't want a part of this stupidity.

#6 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-05-04 03:53 PM | Reply

Lefties and Democrats think government spending. Is way too low. $37 trillion in debt needs to be doubled.

#7 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-05 03:07 AM | Reply

Lefties and Democrats think government spending. Is way too low. $37 trillion in debt needs to be doubled.

Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-05 03:07 AM | Reply

You lost the right to complain when you stayed silent when you supported trillion dollar wars. Just sayin

#8 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-05-05 03:13 AM | Reply

"$37 trillion in debt needs to be doubled."

Don't worry, Trump will drive up the debt and bankrupt the country, just like you Confederates have always wanted.

#9 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-05 03:49 AM | Reply