Schumer compares Trump budget to comic book villain

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday spared almost no analogy in calling President Trump’s budget proposal “comic-book villain bad” that “relies on fantasy to make the numbers work.”

Trump’s budget proposal, released Tuesday, would slash social programs while boosting defense spending. It has been heavily rejected by Democrats, and Republicans have called it “dead on arrival” in Congress.

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