Trump Calls $716B U.S. Defense Budget ‘Crazy’

President Donald Trump, in a stark policy reversal, tweeted Dec. 3 that the $716 billion the U.S. is spending on defense in fiscal 2019 is “crazy,” and believes he can begin a dialogue with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring a “meaningful halt” to an...

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