Trump Says Government Should Stop Funding Medicare, Daycare To Focus on War

Photo: President Donald J. Trump boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida on Monday, March 23, 2026, en route to Memphis, Tennessee. Photo credit: White House photo by Molly Riley via Flickr. US government work. Article by Giulia Carbonaro. Newsweek – updated April 2, 2026.

President Donald Trump has said the U.S. government “can’t take care” of child care, Medicaid or Medicare costs, suggesting states should fund the provisions while the federal government focuses on “military protection.” “We’re fighting wars,” Trump told an audience at a White House Easter lunch on Wednesday, as seen in a video posted on and then removed from the White House’s website. “We can’t take care of day care.” […]

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