President Donald Trump's first budget proposal will look to increase defense and security spending by $54 billion and cut roughly the same amount from non-defense programs, the White House said Monday.
"This budget will be a public safety and national security budget," Trump said at a bipartisan gathering of US governors at the White House, vowing substantial increases in defense, law enforcement and infrastructure spending.
The majority of "Lower priority programs and most federal agencies" will see a reduction in their budget as a result of the proposal, according to an official at the Office of Budget Management speaking with reporters on background. Ref. CNN.
The Chinese government has granted preliminary approval for 34 Trump-related trademarks in businesses ranging from mining and construction to restaurants, hotels and golf courses.
Nine of the applications were approved on Feb. 27, and 25 were approved on Monday, according to Chinese trademark documents reviewed by CNN.
Trump Organization lawyers have told CNN that the business is simply trying to protect the Trump trademark from anyone who might improperly use it. Ref. CNN.
Donald Trump's tax returns show president paid $38 million in 2005, White House says
President Trump paid $38 million in taxes in 2005 on an income of more than $150 million, a senior White House official confirmed Tuesday night. That rare acknowledgment came in anticipation of a report by MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, who purported to have copies of Trump's tax returns from 11 years ago. Ref. USAToday.
People are soo worried about seeing tax returns it is like all the people who wanted to see Obamas birth record. It does not matter on bean. All this a smoke screen so you will not see the people with the real power doing what they wish. Follow the money people follow the money.