Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth thanked President Trump for “the first TRILLION dollar
@DeptofDefense budget.”
The President mentioned this in his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Secretary Hegseth added this postscript: “we intend to spend every taxpayer dollar wisely — on lethality and readiness.”
One area that DOGE has been silent on is bloated military contracts, which we know are a reality. A 2023 CBS News investigation uncovered that the Pentagon was billed $71 for a pin that previously cost less than a nickel, and $80 for a drainpipe segment valued at $1.41. Does the defense budget expansion mean that these inflated prices have not been addressed?
China has a military that is approximately twice the size of the U.S. military with approximately one third the budget. Why do you think that is?
The Pentagon has failed every audit since 2018. Perhaps we should see some public accountability before championing a bigger budget.
