#budget proposal

The largely symbolic budget blueprint sent to Congress also calls for boosting spending on Trump's other priorities, like border security and a "MAHA" initiative on healthy living.

May 2, 2025, 8:48 AM MST / Updated May 2, 2025, 7:14 PM MST

By Sahil Kapur

President Donald Trump released a budget proposal Friday calling for a mix of cuts to domestic programs involving public health, education and clean energy, while seeking to increase spending on the military when factoring in a one-time boost.

Republicans will need Democratic votes to pass anything, but instead of negotiating in good faith, they’re pushing a MAGA budget disaster. On Saturday, House Republicans introduced a new continuing resolution (CR) that would run through the end of the 2025 fiscal year.

Their proposed long-term CR would slash essential programs, attack basic rights, and – worst of all – hand unchecked power over federal spending to Trump, Elon Musk, and their billionaire allies.

Democrats must not fold. They must stand firm and publicly demand a government funding deal that:

1. Guarantees there won’t be any extreme funding cuts in essential programs and any MAGA poison pills attacking abortion rights, LGBTQ+ protections, and immigrant communities

2. Guarantees real, ironclad protections to stop Trump and Musk from hijacking federal spending. The lawlessness must end.

We need to communicate to our Members of Congress our insistence that they vote AGAINST the Republican CR. They need to hear from us because they’re undoubtedly feeling pressure to vote for it. They know that Republicans and some of the media will try to pin the blame for a government shutdown on Democrats if the CR doesn’t pass. We need to let our MOCs know that we will stand behind them for their vote against that CR, even if that means a temporary government shutdown.

During an interview with Tucker Carlson, on Fox news Trump commented on his new budget plan. Carlson pointed out that there were significant tax cuts for people making over $250 grand a year, saying, they “have already done pretty well in the past.” He then pointed out that the actual counties that voted for trump will be much worse off.

Trump said two important things in response to that: “I know” and “a lot of things are inconsistent.” Trump’s immediate response to be precise was “I know.” Then, he attempted to justify it by saying “this is negotiable.”

Let me explain why saying “this is negotiable” makes no sense. Trump and the Republicans created this entirely by themselves. They did not have to work with anyone else. This purely reflects their values and their agendas. It’s not like Trump is going to negotiate against himself for a better plan for the people who voted for him.

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