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conversation. always, always worried about that dark cloud called mueller and just how close it s coming. yeah. do you think april that democrats are you know counting chickens too quickly here they re excited about virginia, excited about alabama, and it seems to be on a roll at least with those two and maybe a couple more? do you think it s too fast. i think it s too fast democrats can t take it for granted because there is always the unknown variable. but at the same time they do have momentum where we keep focusing on the base of the president, this 30 some%. the vast majority of people disapprove. and that s the by big piece. not only that. when you talk about tax reform, the pay force that s a big issue. it s not a perfect plan or bill but there are the pay for issues. when the budget axe swings who is hurt.
indeed. the white house, meanwhile, wants to take a budget axe to foreign aid, peacekeeping and development programs. let s go to our global affairs correspondent elise labott. this would be done, what, through a major decrease of state department funding? that s right. a major decrease, wolf. humanitarian workers say the results could be devastating. president trump is making good on his pledge to put america first, but his deep cuts to foreign aid target the world s most vulnerable. the members of his own party and cabinet when they could make america less safe. in what would be an unprecedented retreat of u.s. commitments overseas, the white house wants to slash foreign aid to the united nations and other world bodies. organizations that keep the peace, help prevent disease and famine, and combat nuclear proliferation. the deep cuts amount to about $20 billion in funding. a whopping 37% cut to the budget for the state department and the u.s. agency for international
preview. reporter: dave and christine, the president appears to be ready to strike a positive tone to the joint session of congress. renew of american spirit is the theme of the speech. the white house is signaling that president trump is sharpening the budget axe to make cuts to non defense spending in washington. only the pentagon is spared in the budget plans. white house officials say the president is expected to propose a $54 billion in defense spending. that increase is larger than what the government spends at the state department and epa. the president said at the white house yesterday, federal agencies should brace for leaner times. we re going to do more with less and make the government lean and accountable to the people. we can do more with the money we spend. with a $20 trillion in debt, the government must learn to tighten its belt.
outlets in advance of the speech. the e-mail provided to cnn. it lays out the ideas we reported, but also notes the president will address safer communities and better schools for the forgotten men and women. apparently a reference to poor and my majority communities. he will work with congress to include better workplaces for parents and better education for kids. this speech comes at a critical time for the young administration. the country waiting on the president s health plan. budget outline just made public and he has been given new options for winning the fight against isis. cnn s jim acosta has the preview of the address. reporter: dave and christine, the president is appearing to have a better tone in the address. renewal of the american spirit and vision for americans. that is the theme of the speech. the white house is signaling that president trump is sharpening the budget axe to