Tariffs and spending cuts should reduce the deficit

 Federalist Wire:

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President Donald Trump is pursuing an ambitious goal of balancing the federal budget, a long-standing aim of fiscal conservatives, by leveraging increased tariff revenues, implementing spending cuts through rescissions, and capitalizing on recent court decisions that enable reductions in government size.

“I’m looking at these dollars every single day, and it’s an exciting time to make sure that we are taking a crack at this $37 trillion of debt that we’re placing on the back of our children and future generations,” said Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., a member of the House Appropriations Committee, in an interview with Just the News on Tuesday.

Letlow expressed optimism about Trump’s leadership, noting that voters “have a president that is committed to making sure that we have an America that will prosper again. He is setting us on that course. He’s done it once before. He’s doing it again.”

On Tuesday night, the Senate, with Vice President JD Vance’s support, advanced a $9 billion rescissions package to reduce federal spending, including funds for National Public Radio and PBS. The House has already passed this measure.

Recent judicial rulings are bolstering Trump’s efforts to streamline federal operations. The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision on Monday in McMahon v. State of New York, overturned a lower court’s injunction, allowing the administration to move forward with laying off approximately 1,400 Department of Education employees.

This ruling reversed a May decision by U.S. District Judge Myong Joun, who had argued that dismantling the Department of Education through layoffs required congressional approval and ordered the reinstatement of affected workers.
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I think Judge Joun is wrong.  I also believe that the Republican Congress would probably approve the Trump effort to streamline federal operations.