Trump’s Budget Falls Short on the Spending Programs Driving the Federal Debt

Dominik Lett

Today, President Trump released his fiscal year (FY) 2027 budget blueprint, two months past the February statutory deadline. The administration proposes a 42 percent increase in defense spending while making paltry cuts to nondefense programs. The budget omits even mentioning, let alone spelling out, the needed reforms to the major entitlement programs driving the debt, such as Medicare and Social Security. 

For the second year in a row, the president’s budget abdicates...