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President Trump is proposing to slash $3.6 trillion in government spending over the next decade, including $800 billion from Medicaid and more than $192 billion from food stamps. 

But White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney says the budget also calls for a $1.6 billion down payment to begin building a wall along the U.S.border with Mexico: 

(Mulaney) “We are absolutely dead serious about the wall. In fact, after taking care of national security and the vets, my guess is it’s in the President’s top three. In fact I know that it is.” 

In a statement, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said the President’s budget proposal shows he does not value the future of seniors, children and working families. 

At the White House, Jon Decker, FOX News.