Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Top Republican calls Trump's proposed State Department budget cuts "dead on arrival"


A prominent Republican in the US Senate is calling President Trump's budget proposals "dead on arrival" on Capitol Hill.


Senator Lindsay Graham of South Caroline says he's horrified by reports that President Trump plans to pay for a massive US military build-up by slashing the State Department's budget by up to one third.


Foreign aid programs are among the President's targets.


The Senator told reporters on Capitol Hill that the White House doesn't understand the importance of America's global diplomatic efforts 


IN:  "It's dead on arrival….."

OUT:  "….to win the war"

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