In a stunning move sure to delight fans of financial tightrope walking, the Trump Administration has unleashed its latest budget proposal targeting the Department of Health and Human Services, a plan so sharp it might just trim your nose hairs while it’s at it. The proposal aims to slice a jaw-dropping $40 billion from the HHS budget — yes, nearly one-third of its discretionary funds — by axing programs like Head Start, mental health clinics, and even rural health care support. Because who needs early childhood education, substance abuse treatment, or HIV prevention when you can have fiscal austerity with a side of chaos? The White House’s bold vision involves merging several agencies into a new “Administration for a Healthy America,” which sounds suspiciously like putting all your eggs into one precariously balanced basket. And if that wasn’t enough, FDA inspections of food facilities would no longer be routine, because apparently, people are encouraged to play gastronomic Russian roulette. Meanwhile, funding is frozen for employees while grants promoting anything remotely “woke” or supportive of reproductive health services are getting the axe faster than you can say “budget cut.” This daring plan apparently promises to “Make America Healthy Again” by making sure fewer Americans have access to health services — because nothing says health like austerity-driven uncertainty[2][3][4].
Trump Cuts Healthcare Budget, Adds $100 Million for Selfies.
