That could mean trouble for growth
Trump is suddenly interested in trimming the US deficit, according to the Washington Post.
The US has been running a massive deficit to pay for Trump's signature corporate tax cut and now he wants to bring it back into line.
The change in Trump came after a large increase in the deficit.
"Two days after the deficit report, Trump floated a surprise demand to his Cabinet secretaries, asking them to identify steep cuts in their agencies," the report said, citing 10 current and former White House and Congressional officials.
A move to fiscal tightening could put a damper on US growth and financial markets. Some of that might be what we've already seen in the past month.
At the same time, aides say he's also repeatedly sought out new spending plans. In his deficit directive he also said there would be no significant cuts to the military, social security or medicare,
Previously, Trump had said he had no interest in deficits.
"Trump also repeatedly told Cohn to print more money, according to three White House officials familiar with his comments," the report says.
