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Debating the impact of Trump’s stark budget departure

The White House says President Trump's first full proposed budget puts taxpayers first. His plan would dramatically reduce Medicaid spending, food benefits and Social Security Disability Insurance, while boosting defense funding. Lisa Desjardins reports and Hari Sreenivasan gets views from Jared Bernstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute.