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NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social
Jul 11, 02:30 PM

Trump is pushing to raise the U.S. military budget to $1.5T — more than what the next 35 highest‑spending countries spend combined. A Newsmax host says ‘we can handle this,’ even as most Americans are struggling financially.

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"That's $240 a month. You could actually lease a car for that much. Not such a great car, but you could somewhere. That's how much we paid at the Pentagon. That's a lot of money, and we can handle this."

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NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · Jul 9, 10:30 PM

Trump is pushing to raise the U.S. military budget to $1.5T — more than what the next 35 highest‑spending countries spend combined. A Newsmax host says ‘we can handle this,’ even as most Americans are struggling financially.