Trump calls for US military spending to rise more than 50% to $1.5tn
Source: BBC
President Donald Trump has called for US defence spending to be increased to $1.5tn (£1.1tn) in 2027 for what he called "these very troubled and dangerous times".That would be more than 50% higher than this year's $901bn budget, which was approved by Congress in December."This will allow us to build the "Dream Military" that we have long been entitled to and, more importantly, that will keep us SAFE and SECURE,…
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