According to the New York Times, Trump will ask Congress to dramatically increase defense spending while gutting bloated agencies like the EPA.
Trump to Ask for Sharp Increases in Military Spending, Officials Say
But this plan – a product of a collaboration between the Office of Management and Budget director, Mick Mulvaney; the National Economic Council director, Gary Cohn; and the White House chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon – is intended to make a big splash for a president eager to show that he is a man of action.