FORBES: Trump May Not Propose Budget Next Year To Avoid Criticism
President-Elect Would Be 1st In 40 Years To Shirk Duty
Forbes is reporting that President-elect Donald Trump is “seriously thinking about” not submitting a budget to Congress next year to avoid complaints from those his proposals would harm.Â
“No proposals on paper would mean nothing to disparage,” Stan Collender reports.Â
It would make the first time in 40 years, since the Congressional Budget Act was passed, that an incoming president hasn’t submitted some sort of proposal to Congress. Â
The Act requires the president to submit a budget between Jan. 2 and Feb. 6, but Trump could claim it was outgoing President Barack Obama’s responsibility.Â
Reaction from Twitter below.Â
Trump not submitting a budget to Congress
is on par with not releasing his taxes.
No illusionist wants you peeking behind the curtain.— Dehydration Station (@DehydrationStn) December 4, 2016
What better symbol of Trump presidency than refusing to release a budget?
He’s not here for any of that ‘work’ stuff.
He’s here to POSTURE.— Brendan Herlihy (@brendan_herlihy) December 4, 2016
And here we go. Trump is thinking of not submitting a budget so he can hide the deficits and tax cuts for the rich his ideas would create. https://t.co/592FPHdH0y
— Brian Bruce (@BrianBruce7) December 4, 2016
Well after running out of tiny fingers to count on, and then counting on his toes, his maths have hit a wall. #TrumpBudget https://t.co/EMk4bitgWY
— Whoa Nelly! (@Eleanor_Parks) December 4, 2016
“Not illegal but unprecedented”: we’ll be hearing this a lot.
via @Forbes Trump May Not Propose A Budget Next Year https://t.co/y1Uxat472C
— Marc (@UsesBadWords) December 4, 2016
Another fun reason to consider confirming Garland with a 66-member Senate at noon on Jan. 3. LOL Rules YOLO. https://t.co/ajftu4pmoB
— David Waldman (@KagroX) December 4, 2016
Cry-tweeting about SNL, yes.
Submitting a budget, no. https://t.co/riQ2EoGODV
— David Waldman (@KagroX) December 4, 2016
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