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Trump, Hegseth promise record $1 trillion Pentagon budget (www.politico.com)

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President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged a first ever $1 trillion defense budget proposal on Monday, a record sum for the military.

Trump, during a press event with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said the upcoming budget would be “in the vicinity” of $1 trillion.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

This is how you know they’re not serious about American protectionism.