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Pentagon defense budget proposal reaches $1.5 trillion

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth proposed a $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget representing a 44% increase to Cold War levels. The proposal includes cuts to 'woke' diversity programs while dramatically expanding military spending.

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The Hegseth budget: defense secretary’s $1.5tn ask reveals military-industrial chaos

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The Pentagon head proposed a 44% increase – to second world war levels – while ‘woke’ programs are gutted US politics live – latest updates When the ‘“department of government efficiency” was raging unchecked through the federal government in February 2025, the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth , ordered his subordinates to find cuts of 8% a year for the next five years, theoretically trimming a

The Hegseth budget: defense secretary’s $1.5tn ask reveals military-industrial chaos | Pete Hegseth - EUROPE SAYS

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The Hegseth budget: defense secretary’s $1.5tn ask reveals military-industrial chaos | Pete Hegseth https://www.europesays.com/3149410/ When the ‘“department of government efficiency” was raging unchecked through the federal government in February 2025, the US… When the ‘“department of government efficiency” was raging unchecked through the federal government in February 2025, the US defense secre