Senior administration officials said President Donald Trump will propose cutting billions of dollars in foreign aid in the fiscal year 2021 budget that he will submit to Congress, and will seek to increase financial allocations to counter Growing economic threats from China and Russia.

In his proposal for a budget last year, Trump sought to cut foreign aid but faced stiff resistance from Congress and was unsuccessful in his bid.

Trump's latest budget will be published on Monday, February 10 and it is a draft of his spending proposals and it is not likely again that she will win approval, especially in an election year.

A administration official said that Trump will seek a 21% reduction in foreign aid as part of a proposal to allocate $ 44.1 billion to it in the next fiscal year, after it was $ 55.7 billion in The fiscal year 2020 budget currently in effect.

The official stated that aid to Ukraine will remain at the 2020 budget levels.

This week, the Senate acquitted Trump Square in his accountability case, paving the way for his dismissal after accusing him of withholding aid to Ukraine to urge her to investigate his political opponent, Democratic Vice President Joe Biden, who is seeking To become the Democratic candidate in the US presidential elections this year against Trump.