Zaynab Quadri

1 month ago | phenomenalworld.org | Zaynab Quadri |Andrew Elrod |Tim Barker

Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office is set to accelerate the growth of the US defense budget. Having increased from $590 billion to $742 billion during the first Trump administration, a 26 percent increase, annual defense spending has rapidly regained its place as a congressional priority since the Obama years.