While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” Republican (fascist/socialist) President Trump speaking to a gathering of state governors, at the White House, announces his proposal to increase the budget for foreign military aggression by 54,0000,000,000 “dollars.”  This is about what the United Kingdom, and 80% of what the Russian Federation, spend on their militaries.

       [added 1/15/2023]

Subsequent Events:

2/28/2017                   5/9/2017                    7/22/2017                   3/23/2018

References:

Trump to Seek $54 Billion Increase in Military Spending – The New York Times.htm
www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/us/politics/Trump-budget-military.html?_r=0

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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