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Defense Secretary Warns of Defense Budget Risks

Updated 2026-08-26 16:40 UTC 1 source Negative

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testified before the Senate that a failed $1.5 trillion defense budget could endanger U.S. security, contradicting claims of threat inflation.

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth recently testified before the Senate that, should Congress fail to pass the entire requested $1.5 trillion defense budget, it would put the United States in danger. Contrary to Hegseth’s testimony, however, this threat inflation and oversized defense budget only mak
2026-08-26 16:00 UTC
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