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  • Defense stocks dropped sharply Thursday afternoon after President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. could massively cut defense spending.
  • Trump has sent mixed messages on military spending throughout his 2024 campaign and in the early days of his presidency.
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[–] flop_leash_973 42 points 5 days ago (4 children)

I don't like it when I agree with the general notion of something Trump says or does. Makes me feel dirty.

[–] MothmanDelorian 16 points 5 days ago

Wait until you see how i gets halved. Im willing to bet they axe the VA, any scholastic programs, ROTC et al as most policies are about destroying America.

[–] Stern 20 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Broken clocks. If its any consolation he could be, variously-

  1. Floating random shit. Common Trump talk.
  2. Actually wanting to weaken the U.S. militarily, to the benefit of his leash holders.
  3. Fishing for bribes.
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

3 is my guess. Look at tiktok

[–] Fedizen 14 points 5 days ago

Thats the magic of trump though, when he's vague about things he can sometimes spin them as something agreeable. My guess is he'll keep the regime change bullshit and nix stuff like burn pit procedures, ukraine support, and veterans benefits

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

He'll direct the savings to creating a new internal police force.