--- title: The White House Wants to Know If You Want to Eliminate the White House description: You can also choose to nix the CIA, the National Security Council or the Pentagon. canonical: https://time.com/4739049/white-house-survey-eliminate-white-house-cia-pentagon/ author: Abigail Abrams article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-13T20:20:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:49:09.827Z article:section: Politics og:title: The White House Wants to Know If You Want to Eliminate the White House og:description: You can also choose to nix the CIA, the Department of Justice or the Pentagon. og:url: https://time.com/4739049/white-house-survey-eliminate-white-house-cia-pentagon/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0dc2d44a39c6439/6988c2babc6cfc3e1f3e0e2d/donald-trump-white-house-survey-eliminate-agencies.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Trump Holds Joint Press Conf. 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Donald Trump delivered his first speech as President of the United States on Friday morning._ by [Abigail Abrams](https://time.com/author/abigail-abrams/) ## Abigail Abrams Apr 13, 2017 8:20 PM UTC  President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with King Abdullah II of Jordan in the Rose Garden of the White House April 5, 2017 in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with King Abdullah II of Jordan in the Rose Garden of the White House April 5, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [Abigail Abrams](https://time.com/author/abigail-abrams/) ## Abigail Abrams Apr 13, 2017 8:20 PM UTC President Trump wants to know exactly which federal agencies you’d eliminate. The White House has launched a website asking Americans to [take a survey](https://www.whitehouse.gov/reorganizing-the-executive-branch) about which agencies they would like to reform and eliminate. The list of options includes many of the usual targets from Republican politicians, including the [Department of Energy](http://time.com/4598910/rick-perry-department-energy-oops-gaffe/) and the [National Endowment for the Arts](http://time.com/money/4639544/trump-nea-sesame-street-budget-cut/). But it’s also fairly comprehensive, including some government agencies you might not expect: the CIA, the FBI, the Pentagon, the departments of Homeland Security and Justice, the National Security Council and even the White House itself. > [](https://twitter.com/brfreed/status/852566605661949952) As an online poll that can be easily gamed, the survey is hardy scientific, but it could be a useful tool for the White House to push its own ideas down the road. The Trump Administration has offered up [drastic cuts in his proposed budget](http://time.com/money/4639544/trump-nea-sesame-street-budget-cut/) that would get rid of or severely limit a number of government agencies and programs. The survey follows the Trump administration’s guidance to federal agencies on Wednesday, ordering them to begin planning for [deep budget cuts](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/11/us/politics/trumps-directive-will-lift-hiring-freeze-as-it-asks-agencies-for-cuts.html). ## Transcript Every four years we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power. And we are grateful to President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for the gracious aide throughout this transition. They have been magnificent, thank you. [ APPLAUSE ] Today's ceremony, however, has very special meaning, because today we are not merely transferring power From one administration to another or from one party to another, but we are transferring power from Washington DC and giving it back to you the people. [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] For too long, a small group in our nation's capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost. Washington flourished But the people did not share in its wealth. Politicians prospered, but the jobs left and the factories closed. The establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of our country. We've made other countries rich, while the wealth, strength and confidence of our country has dissipated over the horizon. But that is the past. And now, we are looking only to the future. [ APPLAUSE ] We assembled here today or issuing a new decree to be heard in every city, in every foreign capital, and in every hall of power. From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this day forward, it's going to be only America first. America first. We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones and unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism which we will eradicate complete from the face of the Earth [ APPLAUSE ] At the bedrock of our politics, we'll be a total allegiance to the United States of America and thru our loyalty to our country, we will rediscover our loyalty to each other. When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice. Together, we will make America strong again. We will make America wealthy again. We will make America proud again. We will make America safe again. And yes Together we will make America great again. Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America. [ APPLAUSE ] Thank you. God bless America. 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