State Department, in response to memo on proposed cuts, says there is no final budget

WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said that there is no final budget yet when asked about media reports of an internal planning document that showed President Donald Trump's administration wants to slash the State Department by about half.

"I can tell you that whatever you've seen in public was not released from this entity. Was not released from this department. It was not released by the secretary ... there is no final plan, final budget," State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters.