So you are saying "dismantling" is actually Trump speaking about what he's going to do rather than actual actions on the ground? In this case, the federal gover

So you are saying "dismantling" is actually Trump speaking about what he's going to do rather than actual actions on the ground? In this case, the federal government has been "dismantled" by pretty much every President since FDR, they all promised to implement cuts and fight "waste and abuse" and the federal spending only grew. In fact, if Trump cuts all government spending in half (including mandatory spending, which is nearly impossible to do, but let's assume for a second he can do that) he'll just go to the size of the government as it was in 2008, and that's not exactly a tiny government, let alone a "dismantled" one. The actual cuts, of course, are way smaller than that, and will always remain so. And I am willing to bet that once Trump retires, not only the federal government will be alive and well, it likely would be spending a lot more than it had been when he first became President. And there's more than even chance it will also be spending more than when he took the oath of office for the second time. It is quite discouraging though that people are now openly calling to ignore politician's actions and only take their words into account, even if not supported by any actual action. There was a time, not so long ago, where it was considered smart to do the opposite.