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Trump says U.S. defense spending 'crazy!'

11:59 AM ET Mon, 3 Dec 2018

President Donald Trump tweeted today that U.S. defense spending was crazy. It's a dramatic change for the president, who signed a $717 billion defense bill in August of this year.

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