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Radio 4,16 Mar 2017,45 mins

Trump proposes swingeing cuts to US budget

The World Tonight

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Donald Trump has used his first budget as US President to lay out plans to boost military spending but there are big cuts to State Dept, the environmental protection agency and public broadcasting. We hear from the BBC's Jon Sopel, a former Republican EPA boss Christie Whitman, and the NPR broadcaster Ira Glass. Also a special report from China's Uighar dominated Xinjiang province. And after a close up view of an erupting volcano - BBC reporter Rebecca Morrell relives some terrifying moments on Etna. Picture: President Trump's budget is unveiled to the media Credit: Getty Images.

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