Daniel Estrin

I mean, really, if it's an agency that doesn't do immigration or defense, there's a good chance that Trump wants to cut it. He also proposes some cuts to education, although the administration did take care to specify that they don't propose cutting Head Start funding.

I mean, really, if it's an agency that doesn't do immigration or defense, there's a good chance that Trump wants to cut it. He also proposes some cuts to education, although the administration did take care to specify that they don't propose cutting Head Start funding.

Well, that's because there's a lot of culture war in this budget and a lot of programs are argued against on those grounds. Now, in this short document, the phrase DEI, for example, shows up 31 times. WOKE shows up 12 times and so on. Cuts from NOAA are justified because of that agency's climate work. The budget says that some programs, quote, radicalize students against markets.

Well, that's because there's a lot of culture war in this budget and a lot of programs are argued against on those grounds. Now, in this short document, the phrase DEI, for example, shows up 31 times. WOKE shows up 12 times and so on. Cuts from NOAA are justified because of that agency's climate work. The budget says that some programs, quote, radicalize students against markets.

Well, that's because there's a lot of culture war in this budget and a lot of programs are argued against on those grounds. Now, in this short document, the phrase DEI, for example, shows up 31 times. WOKE shows up 12 times and so on. Cuts from NOAA are justified because of that agency's climate work. The budget says that some programs, quote, radicalize students against markets.

So in that way, the budget is very Trumpy. But that said, there are some traditionally fiscal conservative moves in here. For example, the budget proposes moving a bunch of federal programs like rental assistance out of the federal government and to the state and local level. I talked to Jessica Riedel. She's a budget expert at the Right-Leaning Manhattan Institute.

So in that way, the budget is very Trumpy. But that said, there are some traditionally fiscal conservative moves in here. For example, the budget proposes moving a bunch of federal programs like rental assistance out of the federal government and to the state and local level. I talked to Jessica Riedel. She's a budget expert at the Right-Leaning Manhattan Institute.

So in that way, the budget is very Trumpy. But that said, there are some traditionally fiscal conservative moves in here. For example, the budget proposes moving a bunch of federal programs like rental assistance out of the federal government and to the state and local level. I talked to Jessica Riedel. She's a budget expert at the Right-Leaning Manhattan Institute.

And as a fiscal conservative, she likes some parts of this budget, but she said the cuts should be going to deficit reduction. And instead, they're going toward defense.

And as a fiscal conservative, she likes some parts of this budget, but she said the cuts should be going to deficit reduction. And instead, they're going toward defense.

And as a fiscal conservative, she likes some parts of this budget, but she said the cuts should be going to deficit reduction. And instead, they're going toward defense.

You're right. This is just the starting point of a conversation with Congress, and presidents don't usually get to call the budget shots. But the fact that Trump keeps trying to cut spending on his own changes things. I talked to Brendan Duke at the left-leaning Center for Budget and Policy Priorities. Here's how he put it.

You're right. This is just the starting point of a conversation with Congress, and presidents don't usually get to call the budget shots. But the fact that Trump keeps trying to cut spending on his own changes things. I talked to Brendan Duke at the left-leaning Center for Budget and Policy Priorities. Here's how he put it.

You're right. This is just the starting point of a conversation with Congress, and presidents don't usually get to call the budget shots. But the fact that Trump keeps trying to cut spending on his own changes things. I talked to Brendan Duke at the left-leaning Center for Budget and Policy Priorities. Here's how he put it.

There have been some court challenges to Trump's attempted cuts so far, but congressional Republicans, they haven't really pushed back on those moves. So this budget could be a roadmap for things to come from the Trump White House.

There have been some court challenges to Trump's attempted cuts so far, but congressional Republicans, they haven't really pushed back on those moves. So this budget could be a roadmap for things to come from the Trump White House.

There have been some court challenges to Trump's attempted cuts so far, but congressional Republicans, they haven't really pushed back on those moves. So this budget could be a roadmap for things to come from the Trump White House.

Thanks, Scott.

Thanks, Scott.

Thanks, Scott.