Budget overhaul could be difficult

Musk and Ramaswamy cuts would affect Trump voters.

Sign up for Reuters newsletters One Essential Read One Essential Read Recommended by Kate Turton, Newsletter Editor Budget overhaul could cut deep in Trump country   Andy Sullivan and Ally J. Levine show how President-elect Donald Trump's so-called "Department of Government Efficiency", run by billionaire Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will struggle as they seek to make deep cuts to the $6.2 trillion US federal budget. As these graphics illustrate, they are likely to discover that any substantial reductions would have a deep impact across the country, especially in the states that voted to return Trump to the White House. Read the full article Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters.com Reuters One Essential Read is sent three days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. Terms & Conditions and Privacy Statement © 2024 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036