My inference comes from all over the net and has some gaps filled accordingly to make some sense here as I see it. I'm no economist and just a Joe-Blow taxpayer. Someone with more knowledge could probably do a better job than I can at breaking it down (and could probably correct any of my misinterpretations along the way).

Wikipedia, Forbes, The Economist, Wall Street Journal, Zero Hedge, Times among others are my general sources. I try to divorce politics from my own internal analysis and conclusions and read everything I can whether or not I agree with the politics behind it. Presidents from both parties come and go. Some politicians are big government and some are small government. The D or R next to their name usually matters little. Bush II was a hog. Clinton was not. The exact opposite of what everyone expects when a D or and R shows up next to names.

I'm all for smaller government in our current financial climate. I'm all for running the government like an actual business. We are $20T in debt with another $80 - 100T in unfunded liabilities because we haven't been running it like a business. Cutting fat is what smart businessmen and women do in times like these. They pull into port and mend their ship's sails.

NPR's inefficient budget should be the least of our worries. They should survive in the open market just like anyone else and pay salaries based on what the market can bear (they weren't). Cutting the deficit by $100B in his first few months is Trump being smart with our money. Sorry NPR, those are the breaks when you pay on-air talent 2x what the open market dictates.