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Trump, Esper Reject Proposal to Cut Military Healthcare

Trump, Esper Reject Proposal to Cut Military Healthcare
President Donald Trump speaks as he takes part in the signing of a proclamation on the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment in the White House in Washington on Aug. 18, 2020. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper both said Monday they oppose efforts to slash military healthcare by some $2.2 billion.

The proposal by Pentagon officials “has been firmly and totally rejected by me,” Trump wrote on Twitter.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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