Government spending in Trump's second term increased by $154 billion
US government spending during the second presidential term of American leader Donald Trump increased by $154 billion despite the work of the Department of Public Administration Efficiency (DOGE), The Wall Street Journal reported on April 11.
"Federal spending has increased since President Trump took office, even as the Department of Government Efficiency is cutting jobs and shutting down diversity programs," the material says.
The newspaper conducted an analysis of the daily financial reports of the US Treasury Department. It turned out that government spending has increased by $154 billion since Trump's inauguration compared to the same period in 2024 under the administration of former American President Joe Biden.
Government spending is growing despite an increase in revenue from taxes, duties and other charges.
Since Trump came to power, social security payments have increased by $32.7 billion. The cost of medical programs is $29 billion. The cost of servicing the national debt has increased to more than $25 billion.
White House press secretary Carolyn Levitt said that the administration of former US President Joe Biden spent budget funds like "drunken sailors." It is reported that in this regard, the administration of the new American president, Donald Trump, temporarily stopped funding a number of federal programs in order to review and determine the effectiveness of the programs.
Earlier, on December 22, 2024, American billionaire and entrepreneur Elon Musk said that the United States should reduce spending on the defense needs of European countries due to budget deficits and government debt. In his opinion, American taxpayers finance a quarter of Europe's defense spending.
Before that, on December 16, Musk said that if Washington fails to reduce the budget deficit, the United States will face big trouble.
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