Trump proposes 40% Department of Defense budget cut over five years.

Source: https://citizenwatchreport.com/trump-proposes-40-department-of-defense-budget-cut-over-five-years/
Published: Feb 22, 2025
Author: Horse
Post Date: 2025-02-22 11:09:57 by Horse
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President Donald Trump has proposed a significant reduction in the Department of Defense budget, aiming to cut 40% over the next five years. This bold move intends to reallocate funds towards priorities such as border security and developing an “Iron Dome” defense system for the United States. The proposed cuts would amount to approximately $50 billion annually, which will be redirected to programs aligned with Trump’s defense strategies.

Poster Comment:

The total military spending last year for the US was $1.51 trillion. $887 billion for DOD and the rest for 6 other agencies. We have 750 plus overseas bases. We will eed some naval and air stations and stores of military supplies. But we can cancel 500 plus overseas bases. We need to keep Diego Garcia and quite a few more.

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#1: ghostrider    To: Horse (#0)

Diego Garcia still belongs to the limeys; we can't keep what we don't own.

ghostrider posted on 2025-02-22 13:21:37   Reply   Private Reply

#2: BTP Holdings    To: Horse (#0)

BTP Holdings posted on 2025-02-22 19:02:38   Reply   Private Reply

#3: Horse    To: ghostrider (#1)

It is ours now. ANd the British Navy has become a joke. Lots of naval accidents that would never have happened in the old days.

Horse posted on 2025-02-22 19:41:57   Reply   Private Reply

#4: ghostrider    To: Horse (#3)

Back in the eighties there was a tiger shark that called the lagoon home.

ghostrider posted on 2025-02-22 22:09:36   Reply   Private Reply

#5: Pigpen    To: Horse (#0)

They cutting weapons and capabilities, and weaponry goodies for Israel, or just employees?

The logical guess is the latter.

Pigpen posted on 2025-02-23 00:09:32   Reply   Private Reply