During a Monday Cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump hinted at a welfare crackdown.
“Some people are really taking advantage of our system,” said Trump. “And we are going to be looking very, very strongly therefore at welfare reform.”
“People are taking advantage of the system and then other people aren’t receiving what they really need to live,” continued the president. “And we think it’s very unfair to them.”
The Republicans, who have a majority in both the House and the Senate, have yet to pass an Obamacare replacement, something they’ve run on for some eight years; tax reform is expected to hit Trump’s desk before January 1; and legislation to seemingly legalize Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients has been tossed to Congress.
As reported by CNN, Trump did not harp on welfare reform during the 2016 presidential election: “Welfare reform was not something Trump emphasized on the campaign trail, but his first budget proposal — unveiled earlier this year — proposed sweeping cuts to food stamps and welfare programs by restricting those who are eligible for such programs.”
“We want to get our people off of welfare and back to work,” said Trump during the 2016 campaign. “So important. It’s out of control. It’s out of control.”