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Trump’s 2026 Budget Isn’t Lean. It’s a Looting Blueprint.

The “skinny budget” feeds contractors, punishes the public, and proves this was never about left vs. right—it’s top vs. bottom.

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Not a Budget. A Shakedown.

Trump’s 2026 budget isn’t a fiscal document. It’s a flex—a manifesto for the already powerful, written in dollar signs and rubber stamps.

They’re calling it “skinny,” but there’s nothing lean about it, just bloated spending at the top, starvation rations at the bottom, and a whole lot of corporate grift in between. It jacks up m…

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