U.S. President Trump puts extra skinny into his 'skinny budget'


  • World
  • Thursday, 16 Mar 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One as they approach Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It's not unusual for a newly minted White House to present what's known as a "skinny budget," a wish list of spending requests for Congress and some basic economic projections.

However, President Donald Trump's first crack at the budget, released on Thursday, took "skinny" to a new, anaemic level as he laid out his plans for boosting military spending, and cutting foreign aid and an array of domestic programs.

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