Defense spending up $54 billion

President Donald Trump asked for $54 billion, in military spending. It is a nine per cent increase over last year's defense budget. Numerous sources, including RT America (Russian Television), ran the story.

The video below was from their February 27th broadcast.

President Donald Trump aims to increase the Pentagon's budget by $54 billion, as part of a push to rebuild America's "depleted military." Trump also promised to rein in domestic spending and do more with less. RT America's Manila Chan reports.