Trump Floats Entitlement Cuts; Wetlands Protection Rollbacks

Trump Floats Entitlement Cuts; Wetlands Protection Rollbacks

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Trump floated possible budget cuts to social programs in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. NPR’s Jim Zarroli discusses the implications of those statements and what cuts to benefit programs, including Social Security, would mean. And, the Trump administration is rolling back federal protections for the nation’s waterways, which could have a huge impact on more than half of the nation’s wetlands.