{"id":54845,"date":"2018-03-25T14:23:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-25T14:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/25\/trump-defends-13t-spending-plan-points-to-military-gains\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:36:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:36:56","slug":"trump-defends-13t-spending-plan-points-to-military-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/03\/25\/trump-defends-13t-spending-plan-points-to-military-gains\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump defends $1.3T spending plan, points to military gains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PALM BEACH, Fla. \u2014 President Donald Trump on Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/03\/23\/after-veto-threat-trump-signs-full-year-federal-budget-deal\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">defended his decision to sign a $1.3 trillion federal spending bill<\/a> despite his misgivings, pointing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/03\/23\/congress-passes-13-trillion-budget-measure-finally-resolving-fy18-budget-fights\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">billions in new funding for the military<\/a> and national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump said on Twitter from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida that because of the military funding, \u201cmany jobs are created and our Military is again rich.\u201d He said building his signature border wall \u201cis all about National Defense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2018\/03\/22\/lawmakers-tout-military-pay-raise-in-omnibus-budget-but-troops-already-have-that-money\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200-pixels-100108afj-money-1-jpg.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Lawmakers tout military pay raise in omnibus budget, but troops already have that money<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Troops saw a 2.4 percent pay raise at the start of 2018, but now lawmakers are re-emphasizing that hike in their work on the omnibus budget bill.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since grudgingly signing the bill on Friday after threatening a veto, Trump has faced fierce criticism from conservatives who have accused him of caving to congressional Democrats. The president said Friday at the White House he was \u201cvery disappointed\u201d in the package, in part because it didn\u2019t fully pay for his border wall. But Trump said he had \u201cno choice\u201d because the nation needed to fund the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18083486106060.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18083486106060.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18083486106060.jpg.jpg?resize=300,188 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18083486106060.jpg.jpg?resize=768,481 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago estate is seen from the media van in the presidential motorcade in Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday, March 24, 2018, en route to Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Carolyn Kaster\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump sought $25 billion for his border wall, but the plan included much less \u2014 $1.6 billion for building new sections of wall and replacing older sections. Trump tweeted Sunday that much can be done with the money and it\u2019s \u201cjust a down payment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the \u201crest of the money will come\u201d and again reiterated that Democrats \u201cabandoned\u201d young immigrants seeking protections. Trump on Friday noted that the bill failed to extend protection from deportation to some 700,000 \u201cDreamer\u201d immigrants due to lose coverage under a program the president himself has tried to eliminate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s veto threat had put him at odds with top members of his administration and Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan, who urged him to sign the bill. But prominent conservatives have criticized the massive spending plan, warning that it could add to the nation\u2019s debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president on Friday warned Congress that he would \u201cnever sign another bill like this again.\u201d He called for the Senate to overhaul its rules to allow for simple-majority votes on all bills and urged Congress to provide him with a line-item veto power to kill specific spending items he disagrees with. 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