President Trump's 2026 budget plan proposes a significant $491 million cut to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), equating to a 17% reduction. This proposal is part of a larger critique of CISA, accusing it of focusing on policing online speech rather than its primary mission of protecting against cyber threats. The Trump administration argues that the agency's work on misinformation detracts from its role, particularly regarding election security. These budget cuts require congressional approval and are perceived as a move against what the administration describes as the 'censorship industrial complex.'
"They were deciding what was truth and what was not," she said of CISA while reiterating past promises that the agency would face cuts. "And it's not the job of CISA to be the Ministry of Truth."
The cuts - which are largely symbolic at this stage as they need to be approved by Congress - are framed as a purge of the so-called 'censorship industrial complex.'
Now, a much deeper cut has been proposed, as the Trump administration decries the agency's past work tackling the spread of misinformation on the web by America's enemies.
Given Trump has been incorrectly banging on for years about how the 2020 election was rigged against him - in reality, the real-estate tycoon lost, and Joe Biden won fair and square - quelle surprise that Donald has an almighty beef with CISA.
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