PRESIDENT TRUMP WANTS TO CUT SPENDING IN EVERY DEPARTMENT BY 5 PERCENT - October 17, 2018
Trump Demands 5 Percent Spending Cuts From Every Cabinet Agency
By Eric Katz, Government Executive
President Trump on Wednesday ordered Cabinet secretaries to develop a plan to cut 5 percent of their agencies’ budgets, saying the reductions would “get rid of the fat” in the federal government.