A top White House economic adviser said that President Donald Trump is proposing a roughly “5 percent across the board” cut in domestic spending.
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow revealed on March 10 that President Donald Trump is proposing a roughly “5 percent across the board” cut in domestic spending as part of his 2020 budget, and, at the same time, will ask Congress for an additional $8.6 billion for the U. S.–Mexico border wall.
“It will be a tough budget,” Kudlow said in an interview on Fox News Sunday. “We’re going to do our own caps this year and I think it’s long overdue. Some of these recent budget deals have not been favorable towards spending.”
When asked if there will be another budget fight over the wall, Kudlow acknowledged that it could happen. “I suppose there will be,” he said.
The deadline for Congress to approve funding for the 2020 fiscal year is Oct. 1. If the funding fails to pass, it could lead to another government shutdown.
“The whole issue of the wall and border security is of paramount importance.
