Establishment republicans have never been about cutting government spending. Federal budgets have grown every year no matter if it's a lefty or right president. But here's the bullshit game the left plays. They propose a ten percent increase in a departmental budget over the previous year. Repubs say no, that's to much, we can go along with 5% but not 10%. The headline in the mainstream media is:
REPUBLICANS WANT TO CUT GOVERNMENT SPENDING.
No, idiot. They want to curtail the growth in government spending. But that's the bullshit propaganda games the left plays.