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BumRushDaShow

(151,663 posts)
Fri May 2, 2025, 07:12 PM 15 hrs ago

GOP defense hawks in Congress slam Trump budget as inadequate

Source: The Hill

05/02/25 2:59 PM ET


Four prominent defense hawks on Capitol Hill on Friday slammed President Trump’s 2026 budget request as inadequate, arguing it would freeze defense funding for the second year in a row at a time when the nation faces growing threats from China, Russia and other adversaries.

House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) said Friday he was “very concerned” about the president’s defense spending request.

“We are currently at the lowest level of defenses spending as a percentage of GDP since before World War II. That is no longer sustainable in the threat environment we face,” he warned in a statement.

“I am very concerned the requested base budget for defense does not reflect a realistic path to building the military capability we need to achieve President Trump’s Peace Through Strength agenda,” he said, adding he looks forward to working with the president and Senate allies to “achieve real growth in the defense budget.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5280074-trump-budget-defense-hawks/



They don't "get" that they need every penny to hand over to Muskrat, Bezos, Zuckerberg, the Waltons, et al.
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GOP defense hawks in Congress slam Trump budget as inadequate (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago OP
These people pretend timms139 14 hrs ago #1
Oh, brother.... Bayard 13 hrs ago #2

timms139

(250 posts)
1. These people pretend
Fri May 2, 2025, 08:37 PM
14 hrs ago

to worry that spending will hurt the military while at the same time putting a Fox Drunk News Reporter in charge of the military. Something wrong that only a mental health expert can figure out .

Bayard

(24,847 posts)
2. Oh, brother....
Fri May 2, 2025, 09:29 PM
13 hrs ago

How much money do you need for enough weapons/equipment to kill every person on the planet 10 times over?

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