Well look at some president ial errors. Also, unreal and overoptimistic. For the nhs and Welfare State if britain leaves the eu without a trade deal. Thats the opinion of the former Prime Minister sirjohn major. And the greek economic crisis it goes from bad to worse, well speak to the former greek Finance Minister yanis va roufakis. Im katty kay in washington christian frasers in london. Big increases in Defence Spending offset by cuts to domestic agencies and the State Department thats what President Trump wants from his first budget. Hes promised one of the greatest military build ups in american history, and briefings by the white house suggest the increase could be more than 9 . Also today, the defence Secretaryjim Mattis is due to deliver his plan for defeating the self styled Islamic State group. This is what donald trump had to say earlier about the military. We must ensure that our courageous servicemen and women have the tools they need to deter war, and when called upon to fight in our name, only do one thing, win. We have to win. We have to start winning wars again. When i was young in high school, in college, everybody used to say we never lost a war. We never lost a war, you remember. Some of you were right there with me, and you remember. We never lost a war, america never lost. And now, we never win a war. We never win. And we dont fight to win. We dont fight to win. So weve either got to win or dont fight it at all. A few minutes ago, mick mulvaney, the new white house budget director, gave some more details about how the increase in military the Top Line Number is 603 billion, a 54 billion increase. 0ne the Top Line Number is 603 billion, a 54 billion increase. One of the largest increases in history. Its also the number that allows the president to keep his promise to undo the military sequester. The topline non defense number will be 462 billion, a 54 billion savings. If the largest proposed reduction since the early years of the reagan administration. The reductions in non defense spending follow the same model as the president keeping his promises in doing exactly what he said he was going to do. It could use we give to other nations, eliminate programmes that simply dont work. That it reduces the amount. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant is here. Budgets have to go through congress, its the final word. To the extent that we can read them as a transcript or blueprint of president ial priorities, what does donald trump want his first budget . Well, its clear he wants us of what he has called an historic rise in Defence Spending. 9 , an absolutely massive amount. He wants along with that splurge on Military Spending to have this binge on infrastructure as well, one of his key Campaign Promises was to rebuild americas roads, creaking bridges, its rundown airports. He has also said he can make these savings by cutting things like spending on the Environmental Protection agency and also the State Department, the foreign aid budget for instance. Too many people, these sums just wont add up, because for instance. Too many people, these sumsjust wont add up, because he says he wants to have tax cuts and all this big spending, big ticket items like the wall at the drop. But one thing they have signalled they are not prepared to touch is so called entitlement spending, which accounts for about 80 of the federal budget, on things like Social Security, medical care, paying down the federal debt. Its what we call autopilots spending, it is spent already as it were. So the sums just is spent already as it were. So the sumsjust dont is spent already as it were. So the sums just dont seem to have been this budget. Im young enough to remember, as are you, the days when republic sends word deficit hawks, what they wanted to do above anything else, it was almost an issue of values and patriotism, was balanced the budget, cut the deficit down from its existing 20 trillion. It doesnt sound like President Trump is remotely concerned about deficit spending. You have a host of brick dust and historical problem. The National Debt is 77 of Gross Domestic Product you have a historical problem. It is unmanageable. Although this huge increase on Defence Spending might sound like music to the ears of the kind of a Foreign Policy hawks on capitol hill, the people with the louder voices in recent years, especially in the republican party, have not been the defence hawks, but the deficit hawks. You can see here a problem, a political problem, for the white house. Up until now, the congressional leadership, paul ryan in the house, the house speaker, they have gone along with what the white house is done. They have been very acquiescent. But here, there might not. Its setting up this sort of Battle Somewhere Down The Road between the white house and figures like paul ryan on capitol hill, who for yea rs have like paul ryan on capitol hill, who for years have been saying, weve got to take control of the National Debt and that means tackling entitlement like Social Security. With that in mind, would they have to blow the Spending Cap Put in place in 2011 . It looks like it at the moment. As i said, the sumsjust dont seem to add up. If trump get is when put this budget get this budget congress. To give you an example, if you zero down in foreign aid, it isjust1 of the budget. It puts a small dent in bringing down what is a ballooning National Debt. At the moment, there is a discrepancy of 600 billion each year between the amount of money the federal government spends and the amount of money it raises through taxation, and that figure is going to balloon out over the next few yea rs to balloon out over the next few years because of the increased costs of Social Security and medical care. This just seems like fuzzy maths and voodoo economics, to use a phrase from the past to stop sign the president will put this to a Joint Session Of Congress tomorrow, we will see what they make of it. Building up the military and defeating is were, of course, both key Campaign Promises for donald trump. So what is his strategy likely to be and what chance does he have of success . Joining us now from new york is dr richard haass, president of the council on Foreign Relations and author of the new book a world in disarray. Thank you forjoining us. America is ina thank you forjoining us. America is in a process of winding down wars in afghanistan and iraq. Why go now for a9 afghanistan and iraq. Why go now for a 9 increase in the defence budget . Well, for a couple of reasons, without defending every dollar of that increase. This effort against terrorism is not going to end, its going to continue in iraq and syria, it will probably continue in two or three other dozen countries of the middle east and africa. This is an open ended struggle. The United States has to prepare for more conventional conflicts, possibly something with north korea, possibly with something in europe involving russia. Possibly with something iran in the middle east. We have to prepare the American Military for the full spectrum of possible conflicts from the sort of thing we have seen in the middle east in recent yea rs, have seen in the middle east in recent years, but not as large scale, to all sorts of more traditional battles. Plus there is cider and personnel issues, to keep people in and attract people. You add all this up, it probably does make the case for a several percent increase in Defence Spending. Make the case for a several percent increase in Defence Spendingm sounds like youre not opposed to the increase in military budget. You worked in the State Department. Would you think its a good idea to pay for it, as this budget suggests, bya pay for it, as this budget suggests, by a 30 cut in the State Department . The short answer is no, and it is notjust that spending which will be eliminated. Where we get tremendous payoff, bob gates made a very powerful defence of what the State Department was doing in terms of aid and diplomacy. Domestic spending, things like the centre for disease control, education. There are important parts of American Society we need to invest in, this is our future, this society we need to invest in, this is ourfuture, this is society we need to invest in, this is our future, this is what makes us a competitor. There is a guns versus Butter Dichotomy which i feel we are setting up. I would argue for a 3 01 setting up. I would argue for a 3 or 4 increase in defence and a much smaller reductions, if any, on domestic. The big issue youve got is the lack of cutting of entitlements. We have a deal with Social Security, medicare, medicaid, disability. This is the fastest parting Fastest Growing part of the government, we cant drown that out. As you know, we have one other problem. The rising costs of financing american debt. Interest rates are only heading in one direction, which is up. Thatll make the cost of paying for american debt that much more expensive. Again, if were cavil, will have a budget consisting of defence and paying interest on the debt and entitlements, and therell be nothing left for American Society. Some of this money the president wants to go towards shipbuilding is that they can have a more robust presence in, you know, Key International waterways, the likes of the south china sea. That is a strange strategy for a man who has talked about America First and looking internally, putting a much bigger footprint on the foreign stage. I welcome that i think youre talking about a Rebalanced To Asia which the last administration began, you need a greater area of naval presence in the pacific, in the indian ocean near the persian gulf. At some point quality doesnt substitute for quantity, so there is a case for increased Defence Spending. It often matters as much or more on what you spend, how you spend it. One big problem is Congress Getting involved in wanting to make sure that every aeroplane shows up, getting built in 45 states, it might not be the most economical way to build an aeroplane, but it is the best way to protect the programme. The feud between mr trump and the media keeps growing. On friday several News Organisations, including the bbc, were excluded from a White House Press briefing. Then on saturday the president announced he wouldnt be attending the White House Correspondents Association dinner. Hitting back, a New York TimesOp Ed Today Branded Trump The Media received support from an unlikely source today, from the former president george w bush. Not only did he say that we all need answers on the extent of contact between Donald Trumps team and the russian government, he also had this warning for the president over his criticism ofjournalists. I consider the media to be indispensable to democracy. We need an independent media to hold people like me to account. I mean, power can be very addictive, and it can be corrosive. And its important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power. Whether it be here or elsewhere. One of the things i spend a lot of time doing was trying to convince a person like Vladimir Putin for example to accept the notion of an independent press. Its kind of hard, you know, to tell others to have an independent free press when were not willing to have one ourselves. Some people here are suggesting that george bush has been more critical of donald trump in one interview so far than he was of barack 0bama over the course of eight years. Here to discuss is frank sesno who spent more than two decades at cnn, where he served as white house correspondent, anchor, and Washington Bureau chief. Hes now the director of the school of media and Public Affairs at George Washington university. Why is the President Ratcheting Up of this war of words and actions, indeed, with the American Press now. And will it work . Well, why is the ratcheting it up . It plays to his base. There is a tremendous traction for blaming the media in this country among conservatives and others who really do believe that there is a very liberal press that is hostile to this president and conservative values generally. Secondly, it deflect attention from some of the stories that would otherwise be gaining traction about the disarray and disorganisation in his white house, despite the fact that they say its running like a well oiled machine. It is not, and people who have been through transitions in the white house before will freely say so. Republicans and democrats alike. Finally, it is a message that allows, i think the president to try to inoculate himself from setbacks and criticism to come. The more you demonise or marginalise the media, the less in this way of thinking, the less in this way of thinking, the media may factor in down the line. That being said, huge criticism is proper for line. That being said, huge criticism is properfor the media. That is out there. Its the way hes going about it, the personal vindictiveness and going as the former president said, in an institutional way against a fundamental pillar of the democracy. As we were suggesting earlier, the American Presss reputation is not particularly strong. You have alluded to it. I did see one poll that showed that actually the media is more popular at the moment than President Trump. Thats quite a feat for the President Trump to have achieved that. Is there a sense this might be producing a bit of a backlash . Yeah. I mean, it is phenomenal. Donald trump is the ultimate media irony. He is a Media Creation who ran against the media to be elected. He has been railing against the media since its been elected, and other media are showing signs of remission. It was a poll that you cited, and more americans said that they trusted for credibility the media than the president of the United States. He is playing a dangerous game. President of the United States. He is playing a Dangerous Gamelj president of the United States. He is playing a dangerous game. I was just going to say, theres obviously a lot of concern within the white house not just a lot of concern within the white house notjust with the president about the Lea Ks House Notjust with the president about the leaks to the press that was particularly taken by one quoted in the New York Times from the communications director, who says if this fight against leaks is leaked, theyll be big trouble. And of course, it was leaked. They clearly have big problems with leaks. Does that Say Something about how the administration is being run . Yes. Having covered other white houses, the more competition in the white house, the more power centres, the more leaks there. I think that is what they are experiencing now. They also read against anonymous sources. And yet the Budget Briefing that the of management and budgeted today, theres insisted on being anonymous, their names were not attached. Welcome to washington. Washington is a town that leaks, there is a lot of people here who know a lot of people, it is easy to League Without getting caught. We have whistle blowing protection in this country that protects people leaking information about wrongdoing. They will have to get used to it. One british toy today is amber rudd using the term fake news to describe criticism she doesnt like. How corrosive to think that term is british story. Very corrosive. This is one of my biggest concerns as a journalist, formerjournalist is one of my biggest concerns as a journalist, former journalist and is one of my biggest concerns as a journalist, formerjournalist and an educator now, because were confusing the public with this. Fake news is deliberately, maliciously, Com Pletely News is deliberately, maliciously,