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Cutting, squeezing, trimming, and spending.

Hello again, I'm Oran Alney, and this is To the Point.

President Trump wants to cut government except for Social Security and Medicare.

At the same time, he wants to put people to work. So a new infrastructure program might appeal to

the Democrats, but Republicans say the money's not there without cutting those sacred entitlements.

As Trump begins work on a so-called skinny budget, he finds himself bound by vague campaign

promises that may turn out to be contradictory. And don't forget major cuts for wealthy taxpayers.

We'll look at early efforts at assembling a financial puzzle even when the pieces don't seem to fit.

On our talking point later, covering the White House,

when the media is the enemy.

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, we're on Allie. Back with To the Point. Donald Trump may be a rare new breed of president, but he's faced with problems that are all too familiar.

We'll hear about his first efforts at putting together a budget and keeping his promises all at the same time.

Today's talking point, Saturday, the president said he's at promises all at the same time. Today's talking point,

Saturday the president said he's at running war with the news media, but his press secretary

still has to deal with reporters every day. We'll hear the latest round in a long-running

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