WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden will come under immense pressure from progressives in the Democratic party to cut the defense budget once he takes office in January.
But defense spending is unlikely to be cut since it supports countless U.S. jobs during the coronavirus recession.
In three years, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has increased defense spending 19% from $619.5 billion to $740 billion.
Progressive Democrats in U.S. House of Representatives have called for a reduction in military spending to combat the coronavirus.
“Even if Democrats end up taking the Senate, I don’t think they’ll want to start putting in cuts for defense right away,” said…
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