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President-elect Donald Trump and his advisers are eyeing major cuts to federal safety net programs like Medicaid and food stamps to balance the cost of their massive tax agenda, The Washington Post reported Monday.

The fight has spilled into public view, with advisers such as billionaire Elon Musk promoting Lutnick for the position and criticising one of the alternative candidates, Scott Bessent, as too "business as usual".

During the 2024 campaign, Stephen Miller, Trump’s top immigration adviser, told The Times that money could be redirected from the military budget to build facilities to hold people awaiting deportation.

Sion Roberts, a chartered tax adviser based in north-west Wales said he believed anywhere between 50 and 100 of the farmers on his own firm's books would be affected.

Mr. Trump’s top immigration policy adviser has discussed using military assets to build detention centers and support civilian immigration agents.