""We're fighting wars," Trump told guests. "We can't take care of daycare. Medicaid, Medicare, all these individual things. We have to take care of one thing: military protection. We have to guard the country.""
"Trump's new budget would reorient the U.S. government around military power at the expense of virtually everything else, with defense spending rising 42%."
"The massive Pentagon budget is framed as a response to an increasingly dangerous world that predates the Iran war, envisioning permanent U.S. military dominance."
"Non-defense spending would take a 10% cut, or $73 billion, with the steepest cuts falling on the EPA, down 52%; the National Science Foundation also faces significant reductions."
Trump's latest budget request emphasizes military spending, proposing a $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget and an additional $200 billion for Iran. This budget reflects a shift towards prioritizing military power over domestic programs, with a 42% increase in defense spending and a 10% cut in non-defense spending, including significant reductions in public health and education. Trump indicated that states may need to raise taxes to cover essential services, asserting that federal funding for programs like Medicaid and Medicare is not feasible.
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