In the era of Trump, big government is winning
As it did under G DUHbya
The Republican Party has long touted itself as the party of limited government. In this sense, Donald Trump was always a different kind of Republican candidate. He ran as a populist rather than a conservative and many of his proposals, if successfully implemented, would have made the reach of government larger not smaller.
As president, Trump has continued to champion initiatives on both sides of the big government/small government divide. But, perhaps not surprisingly, his rate of success has been very different in expanding government than it has been in contracting it.
Just this week, President Trump announced the expansion of our military role in Afghanistan. This is consistent with his proposed budget expanding military spending, one of the few parts of his budget that has been positively received by Congress (in fact Congress has argued that the spending increase for the department of Defense was not enough).
The most successful member of Trump’s cabinet in enacting policy changes has been Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Sessions has increased the reach of government by creating a new asset forfeiture policy, cracking down on marijuana law enforcement, and pushing for stricter sentencing.
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/348109-in-the-era-of-trump-big-government-is-winning
