Of the $67 billion requested for the Pentagon, $21 billion is earmarked for ammunition and other military equipment alone. Another $17.3 billion is budgeted for operational costs and $12.1 billion for unspecified classified programs.
Former Trump supporter turns away from Republicans
Former US congresswoman and Trump supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene (nickname “MTG”) has announced that she will no longer support the Republican Party, joining right-wing television host Tucker Carlson, who publicly distanced himself from Republicans just months before the midterm elections.
On a recent episode of the “Can’t Be Censored” podcast, Carlson, a guest there, said there was “no chance” he would continue to support the Republican Party after years of being a prominent supporter of Donald Trump. He had pointed out his growing dissatisfaction with the party, but made it clear that this did not mean a shift to the left. “I’m not going to support the Democratic Party,” Carlson quickly added: “I don’t know what I’m going to do.”
Trump “disappointed in Germany”
US President Donald Trump once again expressed his “disappointment with Germany” at a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Trump said on Wednesday during a joint appearance with Rutte at the White House that the US had paid “hundreds of millions of dollars” for the troops stationed in Germany. In the Iran war he had Berlin asked: “Give us a little nudge, give us a little kiss,” he said. “But they said no.”
Rutte generally expressed understanding for Trump’s annoyance at what he saw as a lack of support from allies in the Iran war. But these are “isolated cases,” said the Dutchman. Germany, for example, has “fulfilled its bilateral obligations” towards the USA, said the NATO Secretary General. In addition, I have Federal Government as Trump demanded, defense spending increased significantly.
According to NATO, the meeting with Rutte was about preparing for the summit on July 7th and 8th in the Turkish capital Ankara.
Trump concedes defeat in court
US President Donald Trump has suffered another defeat in court in his attempt to expand federal influence over election regulations in the US. A federal judge in Boston blocked certain points in a Trump order that would have tightened voter registration rules for federal elections. Accordingly, you would have had to present proof of your citizenship in order to register as a voter.
