Trump’s $1.5-Trillion Planned Orgy of War Spending Exposed

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The Pentagon is proposing a massive $1.5 trillion defense budget for next year—an increase of nearly 50 percent that would mark one of the largest military spending surges in decades.

The plan would bankroll a wide range of new initiatives backed by President Donald Trump, including major investments in next-generation weapons and large-scale defense systems.

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