Trump Targets ‘Appalling Waste’ in Government Spending

President Trump is using his address to target what he calls wasteful spending, rattling off a series of expenditures by the federal government that benefited foreign countries and obscure studies. He claimed that his effort had uncovered “hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud.” Calling it “appalling waste,” Trump cited millions supporting diversity, equity and inclusion scholarships in Burma, millions more to help “sedentary migrants—nobody knows what that is,” he said, drawing laughter. Another program was focused on making mice transgender, he said. “This is real,” Trump said.

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