The Daily 202: Eight ways Trump got rolled in his first budget negotiation

WaPo ^ | 5/1/17 | James Hohmann

[ColdOne]

Now that the language has posted, here are the eight most notable areas Trump caved in his first big spending negotiation: . Administration officials have insisted they already have the statutory authority to start building the wall under a 2006 law. This prevents such an end run.

The $1.5 billion for border security is also half as much as the White House requested. Additionally, there are no cuts in funding to sanctuary cities, something a federal judge said last week would be required for the Justice Department to follow through on its threats. And there is also no money for a deportation force.

2. Non-defense domestic spending will go up, despite the Trump team’s insistence he wouldn’t let that happen. The president called for $18 billion in cuts. Instead, he’s going to sign a budget with lots of sweeteners that grow the size of government. Mitch McConnell made sure $4.6 billion got put aside to permanently extend health benefits to 22,000 retired Appalachian coal miners and their families. Nancy Pelosi made sure $295 million was included to shore up Medicaid in Puerto Rico. Chuck Schumer got $61 million to reimburse local law enforcement agencies for the cost of protecting Trump when he travels to his residences in Florida and New York. There is also another $2 billion in disaster relief money for states, which bought a couple votes. (Kelsey Snell, our lead budget reporter, has more examples.)

3. Barack Obama’s cancer moonshot is generously funded.

[alstewartfan]

This wasn’t a “report”. This was an interview from about 2011 or ‘12 before Cruz won his Senate seat. He has never changed his opinion.

[Luircin]

You don’t even know what I’m talking about, do you.

Well thanks for proving my point. Assume the best about your guy, assume the worst about the President.

[alstewartfan]

You don’t know what I am talking about, IMO. That’s OK.