Trump proposes cutting the State Department budget by 37% to help pay for an increase in defense spending https://t.co/jG83z6BhC4

— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) February 28, 2017

Presently, foreign assistance makes up less than 1 percent of the total US budget. https://t.co/gOqoEd1yqf

— PRI's The World (@pritheworld) February 28, 2017

Sr positions unfilled, Tillerson not at WH mtgs, budget cuts. @mikehfuchs w/ a look at what's happening at State: https://t.co/iL26FHMijM pic.twitter.com/i4K5wrHPuU

— Just Security (@just_security) February 28, 2017

Why cutting State's budget is totally bananas and self-defeating. My take https://t.co/t5FHkJRPuk

— Ilan Goldenberg (@ilangoldenberg) February 28, 2017

Senators push back as the White House proposes State Department budget cuts https://t.co/6EpN90a9Er pic.twitter.com/Ll3ChU6hEM

— Bloomberg (@business) February 28, 2017

How does a party that went wild over Benghazi now slash the State Dept. budget? I guess we'll see if they do.https://t.co/P9R347Qv3w

— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) February 28, 2017

If Trump wants to "start winning wars again," then stay out of stupid wars by not slashing State Department budget. https://t.co/MxzasLWCVz pic.twitter.com/9B63toyzZw

— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) February 28, 2017

McConnell: Trump's State Dept. cuts “probably” can't pass Senate https://t.co/4ZEG5roIB3 pic.twitter.com/5UnGXif29s

— The Hill (@thehill) February 28, 2017

Foreign Aid is not charity. We must make sure it is well spent, but it is less than 1% of budget & critical to our national security.

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) February 28, 2017

NBC News: Trump's proposed State Dept. budget, 30% cut—are you OK with it?

Lindsey Graham: "It's dead on arrival…it would be a disaster." pic.twitter.com/uBPYebWLKl

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 28, 2017

Republicans and Democrats agree: cutting America’s foreign aid cuts America’s national security https://t.co/EiwkkDClHr

— Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) February 28, 2017

RM @RepEliotEngel statement on international affairs budget cuts: https://t.co/8YsFbi9wpO pic.twitter.com/DvldYl80dA

— Foreign Affairs Cmte (@HFACDemocrats) February 28, 2017