During his first term, President Donald Trump significantly increased military spending…
Key Points:
- Increased Spending: Trump’s administration oversaw a substantial rise in the defense budget, with the Center for American Progress noting that by 2019 the defense budget had grown by $133 billion, or 23 percent, since he took office.
- Fiscal Year 2020: He approved a $738 billion defense bill for fiscal year 2020, according to CNBC, representing a $21 billion increase over the previous year.
- Priorities: This funding was allocated to various areas, including:
- Modernizing and recapitalizing nuclear forces and missile defenses.
- Upgrading cyber defenses.
- Increasing troop pay.
- Creating the Space Force, the first new branch of the military since 1947 😮
Now we have the “Golden Dome” re-hash of Reagan’s “Star Wars” missile shield defense system boondoggle, 😐
Jimmy Dore’s take…