Trump vows $54bn military boost while cutting domestic programmes, foreign aid

He said his budget proposal will also keep tax dollars in the U.S.to help veterans and first responders.

In a tweet on Saturday, the United States president didn’t give a reason for his absence but said he wished ” everyone well and have a great evening”. Donald Trump wants to increase defence spending by nearly $75b. Such a request is technically supposed to be released the first Monday in February, but most administrations miss that deadline.

Discussing the announcement, Mr Trump called his plan a “public safety budget” which was based on his campaign promises.

Trump’s administration announced Monday it is proposing a budget that would increase defense spending by $54 billion, paying for it with cuts to non-defense spending. The White House has said it will send an outline of its spending proposal to Congress on 16 March, with greater detail coming in following months.

“We can do so much more with the money we spend”.

More than 120 retired USA generals and admirals urged Congress on Monday to fully fund U.S. diplomacy and foreign aid, saying that “elevating and strengthening diplomacy and development alongside defence are critical to keeping America safe”.

Donald Trump is seeking to boost the US defense by $54 billion in his first budget proposal as president, according to Reuters.

A senior budget office official said there will be a large reduction in foreign aid and that most domestic agencies will have to absorb cuts, without offering more details.

The announcement marks the beginning of a process in which the OMB will coordinate with individual agencies to flesh out the plan.

Sanders said Trump will first travel to Newport News, Va. Thursday, where he will tout his push for an increase in defense spending at a soon-to-be commissioned aircraft carrier. He also said America has been treated unfairly by other countries.

In an interview on “CBS This Morning”, the former Republican congressman from SC said that the administration is simply turning Mr. Trump’s policies into numbers.

Whatever the president proposes to agencies Monday will surely not be the final budget for the 2018 fiscal year. McCain was the lone member of his party to vote against Mulvaney and indicated he would do so during Mulvaney’s consideration because he did not believe Mulvaney would offer the level of commitment to defense spending that he wanted.

As the world watches the Oscars Sunday evening, the White House will be hosting its annual Governors’ Dinner.