The total amount that Trump is reportedly requesting for the Pentagon budget for next year. That means Republicans in Congress want to increase the Pentagon's budget by $500 billion. Now, to put these numbers in context, The Trump administration will spend $30 billion in just the first 30 days of the war. That is exactly how much we could have used to lower costs for millions of people for an entire year. People who knocked off their health care or saw their premiums go up because of Trump's health care cuts. (09:17–09:25)
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Asserts that $30 billion will be spent in the first 30 days of the war.
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