RantCrush Top 5: February 28, 2017

Yesterday, President Trump started to talk about his budget outline. He wants to raise the budget for the military by $54 billion, which would be an increase of almost 10 percent. He’ll call for cuts to other departments in turn, including the Environmental Protection Agency. The cut to the EPA budget could be as high as 25 percent. The sizeable proposal garnered a lot of criticism online:

Cutting @EPA budget by a 25% is insane. Kids with asthma will die. Other kids will drink lead. Birth defects will rise.

Monsters are real.

— Oliver Griswold (@originalgriz) February 28, 2017

Trump said that this move will show Americans that he’s committed to keeping the country safe. Some other departments that will likely see cuts are aid to foreign governments and public broadcasting.

Trump to increase military budget (already 54% of discretionary spending) by $54B and, rather than ask wealthy to chip in, will cut the EPA. pic.twitter.com/mT36xqTrFc

— Bryan Dawson (@BryanDawsonUSA) February 28, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.