Poor and disabled big losers in Trump budget; military wins
Trump's plan for the budget year beginning Oct. 1 makes deep cuts in safety net programs, including Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Trump repeatedly promised voters during the campaign that Mexico would pay for the wall, a notion that Mexican officials rejected.
Trump's budget plan does not address Social Security or Medicare benefits for retirees, even though both programs are on track to become insolvent in the coming decades.
The budget plan includes a new paid leave program for the parents of newborn children.
Trump's budget calls for cutting Social Security disability benefits by nearly $70 billion over the next decade by encouraging and, in some cases, requiring people receiving the benefits to re-enter the workforce.
By not addressing Social Security or Medicare benefits for retirees, Trump's budget increases the likelihood that young workers will eventually face either significant benefit cuts or big tax increases.
If Congress allows either fund to run dry, millions of Americans living on fixed incomes would face steep cuts in benefits.