Donald Trump has said the federal government should not pay for services like Medicaid, Medicare or day care, as it needs to prioritise “fighting wars”. Speaking during a private Easter luncheon at the White House on Wednesday, the US president said it should be up to the states to “take care” of the provisions whilst the government focuses on Iran.
“We can't take care of day care. You got to let a state take care of day care. And they should pay for it, too. They should pay. They'll have to raise their taxes, but they should pay for it,” he said. He added that the federal government should also not pay for Medicaid or Medicare.
“We have to take care of one thing: military protection. We have to guard the country,” Trump stated, emphasising that national defence must take precedence over social welfare programmes.
