Trump's $4.7 Trillion Budget Headed for Rejection by Congress
- White House wants $8.6 billion more for southern border wall
- Likely clashes with Congress could lead to another shutdown
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President Donald Trump is seeking one of the largest-ever cuts to domestic discretionary spending in a $4.7 trillion fiscal 2020 budget proposal that also boosts defense spending and adds $8.6 billion for building a border wall.
The budget blueprint Monday, which forecasts annual deficits extending beyond the next decade and rising national debt, represents a wish list for the president’s priorities that is certain to be ignored by Congress. It also raises the threat of a funding showdown that could trigger another government shutdown in the fall.