The Trump administration also employed a veritable pantheon of gimmicks and tricks -- including shamelessly double counting $2 trillion(!) -- so its budget could look like it was magically accomplishing everything the president wanted with comparatively little political pain. The Trump White House and its henchmen also felt no compunction about attacking the nonpartisan and highly respected Congressional Budget Office for its estimates on the American Health Care act before they had even been released. Order OMB Not To Implement A SequesterThere are annual limits -- "caps" in budget jargon -- on the amount Congress and the White House can appropriate for domestic and military programs. That makes a fourth option -- Congress appropriates more than the cap and Trump orders OMB Director Mick Mulvaney not to impose the legally required sequester -- much more likely.

Source: Forbes June 11, 2017 11:00 UTC