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President Trump Says Debt Ceiling Deals Allow for Increase in Military Spending

President Trump Says Debt Ceiling Deals Allow for Increase in Military Spending
President Donald Trump speaks before a meeting with congressional leadership as Vice President Mike Pence (L) looks on in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Sept. 6, 2017. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
Jasper Fakkert
Jasper Fakkert
Editor-in-Chief, U.S. Editions
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A day after reaching a deal with Democratic leaders on a short-term increase in the debt ceiling and relief funds for Hurricane Harvey, President Donald Trump gave a major reason for reaching the deal: military spending.

“The debt ceiling will never be a problem. We could have done a one-year deal but we couldn’t do it for one reason, for the military,” Trump said at the White House on Thursday.

Jasper Fakkert
Jasper Fakkert
Editor-in-Chief, U.S. Editions
Jasper Fakkert is the editor-in-chief of the U.S. editions of The Epoch Times. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication Science and a Master's degree in Journalism. With more than a decade of experience at The Epoch Times, Fakkert has played a key role in expanding the publication’s reach, ensuring readers are provided with independent and insightful news coverage.
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