The White House’s new official email provides its readers with a daily dose of news from the Trump administration, from special events, to a “photo of the day”, to a curated selection of media reports.
On Friday, that selection included a link to a Washington Post article titled Trump’s Budget Makes Perfect Sense and Will Fix America, and I Will Tell You Why.
The only problem? It was satirical.
Written by columnist and humourist Alexandra Petri, the opinion piece — as it is labelled at the top of the article — mocks the Trump administration’s budget.
Mr Trump’s proposed budget has flagged massive cuts to the State Department, including UN funding and foreign aid, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as well as increased funding to the military and border security.
Petri poked fun at the “hard power budget” and likely cuts to humanitarian programs, publicly funded media and UN-funded initiatives.
One section read:
“This budget will make America a lean, mean fighting machine with bulging, rippling muscles and not an ounce of fat. America has been weak and soft for too long.
“BUT HOW WILL I SURVIVE ON THIS BUDGET? you may be wondering. I AM A HUMAN CHILD, NOT A COSTLY FIGHTER JET.
“You may not survive, but that is because you are SOFT and WEAK, something this budget is designed to eliminate.”
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