Trump ‘planning to cut diplomacy and foreign aid by a third to pay for military spending’

‘US officials say Donald Trump’s administration is proposing deep cuts in spending for diplomacy and foreign aid programmes to help pay for increased military spending.
Officials familiar with the proposal say it calls for slashing 37 per cent from the State Department and the US Agency for International Development budgets. Development assistance would take the biggest hit.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the spending plan publicly before it is presented to Congress.’
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