President Trump salutes as he boards Marine One for his first trip as president on Thursday. (AFP/Getty Images)On the campaign trail, President Trump was confident that he could slash government spending, cut taxes and balance the budget. But in an interview on Thursday, Trump said that a balanced budget is no longer his top priority. Our military is more important to me than a balanced budget. But we have a military that’s really depleted.”Trump later added: “I want a balanced budget eventually.

Source: Washington Post January 27, 2017 04:55 UTC