Trump’s Defense Spending Increase Could Actually Make the U.S. Less Safe

Lawrence Korb argues that the Trump administration's proposed increase on defense spending could have a negative impact on U.S. national security.

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President Dwight Eisenhower said in 1960 that the U.S. should spend as much as necessary on defense, but not one penny more. Before Congress approves the massive 10% increase in defense spending proposed by President Donald Trump—which will be offset by slashing the budgets of the State Department and Environmental Protection Agency, as well as killing several domestic programs—the legislative body must be able to explain why current spending levels are insufficient.

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