Despite the Fake News Reports, Trump Is Cutting Spending — and the Bureaucracy

The Beltway swamp hates it, but the president is bound and determined to shrink the federal budget and its huge deficit.

AP/Mark Schiefelbein
President Trump arrives to speak at the 2025 House Republican Members Conference Dinner at Trump National Doral Miami at Doral, Florida, January 27, 2025. AP/Mark Schiefelbein

Don’t believe the fake news. President Trump is cutting spending — and the bureaucracy.

The Beltway swamp hates it, but Mr.  Trump is bound and determined to shrink the federal budget and its huge deficit — and to shrink the 2 million-plus federal workforce.

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