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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

GOPDD: Soldiers are cheering Trump across the globe today. And this is WHY.

Mar 1, 2017 by William Smith

President Donald Trump’s just honored our Military in the best way possible. or the most important way a soldier would be preferred to be honored – with the right equipment to do the job.released his first budget proposal today.
Trump released his first budget proposal today and it puts an end to Obama’s military sequestration. According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump is looking for a 10% boost in military spending. Trump also wants offsetting cuts from nondefense agencies.
The budget proposal calls for a $54 billion increase in defense funding with offsetting funding cuts for nondefense agencies. Nondefense agencies likely to get hit include foreign-aid funding. This is in keeping with Trump’s desire for our allies to start paying their fair share.