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Trump Wants $500 Billion More for the Pentagon As Deficits Mount

Audio Mises Wire·Jan 15, 2026·pending

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Trump says he wants to spend half a trillion more dollars on military spending, even as federal spending persists at Biden-Era levels and interest on the debt climbs ever upward.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/trump-wants-500-billion-more-pentagon-deficits-mount

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