Trump's budget slammed by experts for severe math 'mistake'

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President Donald Trump rolled out his proposed budget for the 2018 fiscal year on Tuesday, and the reviews are already pouring in.

Rosy economic growth

"That's what you can do with 3% economic growth. That's a dynamism that used to be normal in the American economy. And that's what we're trying to get back to, and that's what this budget is part and parcel of. It drives our tax reform policy, our regulatory policy, trade, energy, welfare, infrastructure, and our government's spending priorities. Everything is keyed to getting us back to 3%."

Double counting tax cuts

• Trump's budget calls for staggering cuts to Medicaid, food stamps, and many other domestic programs
• Trump's budget asks for $1.6 billion to build the wall along the US-Mexico border
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