
The president is no stranger to controversy, but one act he's taking has many people saying he's really crossed the line.
An alarming new report from the Washington Post claims that President Donald Trump plans to do something that is certain to make many influential people furious: he’s going to slash the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Post obtained a budget memo that suggests the White House wants to cut 17 percent from the agency’s funding.
That would mean NOAA would have $126 million less in research funding, and $513 million less in its satellite division account. The Office of Management and Budget also reached out to the Commerce Department to inquire about how much it would cost to lay off employees.
Why is Trump doing this? It appears from the memo that the president wants to “prioritize rebuilding the military” at the expense of other agencies.
“NOAA’s research and operations, including satellite data management, support critical safety needs. A reduced investment now would virtually guarantee jeopardizing the safety of the American public,” said Rick Spinrad, who was a chief scientist at the agency, in an interview with the Post.
NOAA describes itself as follows: “The Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) – or “NOAA Research” – provides the research foundation for understanding the complex systems that support our planet. Working in partnership with other organizational units of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a bureau of the Department of Commerce, NOAA Research enables better forecasts, earlier warnings for natural disasters, and a greater understanding of the Earth. Our role is to provide unbiased science to better manage the environment, nationally, and globally.”
Rebuilding the military is more important. Trump is president for a reason.he is trying to bring this fucked up world back to reality. The ones that are always downing him are idiots.let home do his job if anybody wants any kind of hope for the US.
Maybe if Trump would stay in Washington he could save millions
Trump does not believe in Science or the benefits of NOAA. He is ignorant and only looking to spend our budget on pet projects.like military who needs to find missing equipment and stop cost overs runs like they experienced on new carrier ” Gerald Ford”
Trump doesn’t believe in scientific research. He’s going to ruin this planet for sure. We don’t need an increase in military. That would mean more soldiers and civilians losing their lives. We need to concentrate on protecting mother earth.
Yes. Just adjust your budget and tiny bit.