President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for increasing next year's defense budget to $1.5 trillion, up from his prior proposal of $1 trillion which a budget watchdog is warning would add trillions to the national debt.Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform that, after discussions with lawmakers and administration officials, he determined that "in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion Dollars."The president said that revenue from tariffs would be used to cover the increased defense...

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