As President Trump’s budget director, he conspicuously failed in his stated goal of controlling the debt. He’s sabotaging national security, the pandemic response and the economic recovery — all to make things more difficult for the incoming Biden administration. He has blocked civil servants at OMB from cooperating with the Biden transition, denying President-elect Joe Biden the policy analysis and budget-preparation assistance given to previous presidents-elect, including Barack Obama and Trump himself. Redirecting staff and resources to draft your team’s budget proposals is not an OMB transition responsibility. Vought has proposed reclassifying 88 percent of OMB staff (425 people).

Source: Washington Post December 31, 2020 22:18 UTC