Think Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Request Is Outrageous? This’ll Blow Your Mind.

Source: www.motherjones.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:30:00 GMT

On April 3, four weeks after Donald Trump claimed the Iran War would be over in four to five weeks, and with his approval ratings in reputable polls dipping below 40 percent, the president made a wildly audacious ask: Congress, he said, should approve a Pentagon budget of $1.5 trillion. Such a number was unheard […]

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