WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will meet with the Office of Budget and Management to determine which government agencies and programs should receive spending cuts during the federal shutdown — hinting that Democratic-aligned projects will be on the chopping block.
Trump said he would meet with OMB Director Russ Vought, who oversees how the federal government spends its money and how federal agencies are run, to determine which offices would be cut in the coming days as federal funding remains frozen. The talks come after Vought spoke with Republican lawmakers on Wednesday, hinting at upcoming cuts and layoffs.
“I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut