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Sen. Kaine skeptical Congress 'will write a blank check' for Trump's military budget request
NBC News· 2026-04-05 15:08
I don't think Congress is going to be in a mood to write a blank check to a leadership team, a civilian leadership team that seems so uh um inept these days. >> President Trump asking Congress for $1.5% trillion for the military, a $500 billion increase from the military budget last year. Would you support that spending if deemed necessary for military readiness.Kristen, I have a hard time seeing that that size of an increase as being justified. The president sent that not over Friday. As you know, I'm on t ...
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Nick Szabo· 2026-04-04 23:07
RT Stephen Semler (@stephensemler)The military budget Trump proposed today is $1.5 trillion. Adjusted for inflation, that's $260 billion higher than the largest military budget on record.It's not WWII-level military spending; it's parody-level. https://t.co/PJgiFzz5Q5 ...