Now, neither aides nor Congress know precisely how hard Trump is willing to fight for budget cuts either this week or during the second term. Muddying matters further, Trump has not instructed aides as to how sweeping he wants future budget cuts in his second term to be. Former House speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) was a big proponent of spending cuts but recently left office. His aides have proposed budget cuts numerous times during his first term in office, only to have Trump back away and pursue spending increases instead. The economy has grown faster since the tax cuts went into effect, but it has already shown signs of slowing this year.

Source: Washington Post July 19, 2019 22:41 UTC