“... Should Trump Make It As Painless As Possible?....”
YES! He should prove to the public that cutting government agencies by 1/4 to 1/3 will not be a problem. He should use this budget battle to weed out civil servants that want empires more than responsive government.
That would be great... the government (as it is) is TOOOOOO wasteful.
There is a tremendous amount of mismanagement, duplication of effort, lack of accountability.... etc.
Time for a hair cut