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Trump's $1.5T Pentagon budget
White House Budget Director Russell Vought defended the request in a series of testy congressional hearings, arguing that a large upfront investment is necessary to maintain military readiness.
However, some lawmakers cited the Pentagon's historic lack of fiscal transparency and questioned the feasibility of such a significant spending surge.
The budget also includes controversial plans for nuclear reactors in the moon's orbit and a new 'combat credible' Space Force.
The internal GOP divide over defense spending presents a potential obstacle for the administration's broader fiscal agenda.
Russell Vought
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense
Government official
Government official
Ron Johnson
American politician (born 1955)
American politician (born 1955)