Donald Trump’s cuts to the US science budget matter to Ireland because nearly “everybody gets cancer or Alzheimer's” at some point in their lives, Luke O’Neill has argued. As part of Mr Trump’s efforts to rein in public spending, the White House proposed cutting federal funding of science from $198 billion (€165 billion) to $154 billion (€129 billion) - the largest cut since the Second World War. AdvertisementOn The Pat Kenny Show, Trinity Professor Luke O’Neill said there is a very good reason why Congressional Republicans decided to push back against the White House’s initial proposal. “But of course the trouble is, if you stop funding science, it takes longer to get the thing going again. “So, they're hoping they're gonna they're gonna make sure they keep the funding coming.”Main image: Luke O'Neill and Donald Trump.