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Posted: 2017-05-24T08:19:12Z | Updated: 2017-05-24T08:19:12Z Stephen Colbert Rips Into Donald Trump's Brutal Budget That Targets His Own Voters | HuffPost

Stephen Colbert Rips Into Donald Trump's Brutal Budget That Targets His Own Voters

I know this is an unpopular position these days, but I believe children should go to the doctor and eat."

“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert took aim at President Donald Trump’s 2018 budget plan on Tuesday.

With the budget proposal  outlining a $3.6 trillion  reduction in government spending  over the next 10 years, Colbert said the cuts set out in the document titled “A New Foundation For American Greatness ” would hit Trump’s own voters the hardest.

That foundation of America’s greatness, what’s he building that on?” Colbert asked. “It turns out he’s building that foundation out of the ground-up bones of poor people, because this budget cuts things like the food stamp program SNAP and the children’s health insurance program CHIP.”

“So he’s cutting SNAP and CHIP , to which America’s children replied, ‘STOP!’ and ‘HELP!’” Colbert added. “I know this is an unpopular position these days, but I believe children should go to the doctor and eat.”

Check out the full segment above.

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