Trump budget proposes $54 billion increase for military: report

PanARMENIAN.Net - President Donald Trump's proposed $4.1 trillion budget proposes a $54 billion 10 percent increase for the military above an existing cap on Pentagon spending, The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

The budget adds details to the earlier blueprint, which proposed a $54 billion 10 percent increase for the military above an existing cap on Pentagon spending, financed by an equal cut to nondefense programs, which meant slashing medical research and foreign aid. But law enforcement and border security would see increases.

Trump's porposal slashes safety net programs for the poor, targeting food stamps and Medicaid, while relying on rosy projections about the nation's economic growth to balance the budget within 10 years.

The cuts are part of a budget blueprint for the upcoming fiscal year that amount to a dramatic restructuring of the government, with protection for retirement programs for the elderly, billions of dollars more for the military and the rest of the government bearing the bulk of the reductions.

The plan will be officially released Tuesday, May 23.