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Trump Proposes Historic Budget Cuts to Fund Defense
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Staying true to promise, it appears President Donald Trump really is putting America first with his call for slashing foreign aid.
The administration's fiscal 2018 budget proposal — entitled "America First" — calls for "deep cuts" to foreign assistance, such as a 28.5 percent funding reduction from fiscal 2016 for international programs, including the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development. The president's initial spending requests to Congress were released on Thursday.