Mind-Boggling Cost of Trump’s Golden Dome Plan Revealed

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President Donald Trump’s https://www.thedailybeast.com/president-donald-trump-bets-hundreds-of-billions-on-golden-dome-win-right-before-2028-election/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/president-donald-trump-bets-hundreds-of-billions-on-golden-dome-win-right-before-2028-election/">big space missile defense project is going way over budget.

A new analysis published Tuesday from the Congressional Budget Office predicts that https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-mad-plan-to-make-america-fear-the-world-and-worship-his-ballroom/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-mad-plan-to-make-america-fear-the-world-and-worship-his-ballroom/">the “Golden Dome” weapons system will rack up an estimated $1.2 trillion bill for the American taxpayer over the next 20 years.

When Trump signed the project into existence in the first week of his second term, https://www.thedailybeast.com/golden-dome-project-looking-for-elon-musk-alternatives-as-donald-trump-tries-to-get-even/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/golden-dome-project-looking-for-elon-musk-alternatives-as-donald-trump-tries-to-get-even/">an initial $25 billion was earmarked in a congressional budget bill, and by May last year, Trump said in an Oval Office announcement that he expected it would require $175 billion to become a reality.

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