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fromAxios
11 hours ago"We're fighting wars": Trump bets his presidency on the Pentagon
Trump's budget prioritizes military spending, significantly cutting non-defense programs amid declining approval ratings and rising gas prices.
It sounds to me like he's probably back in a panic mode. Wishing he could find a way to declare victory and get out of this war, regardless of whether or not he opens the Strait of Hormuz before he does it.
The Pentagon has dismissed the report, stating that neither Hegseth nor any of his representatives approached BlackRock about any such investment. Pentagon chief spokesperson Sean Parnell called the report 'entirely false and fabricated,' demanding a retraction from the Financial Times.
"To accelerate current weapons development timelines, DARPA is considering an alternative development paradigm to increase the nation's magazine depth and breadth."