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The Economist
The Economist
10 Oct 2024


NextImg:Both candidates pledge to fortify America. How big will they go?
United States | Policy brief

Both candidates pledge to fortify America. How big will they go?

Hawks in Congress want to raise America’s defence budget dramatically, but the next president will decide

|WASHINGTON, DC

Presidential elections don’t often turn on debates about defence spending, in part because funding the armed forces is one of the few bipartisan traditions left in American politics. Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have both issued vague commitments to strengthen the army, yet neither has offered much detail. The terms of debate are already being set on Capitol Hill, however, and the next president could negotiate with Congress to reshape the Pentagon’s future.

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