U.S. President Donald Trump has backed plans to request $750 billion from Congress for defense spending next year, a U.S. official said on Dec. 9, signaling a Pentagon spending hike at a time of potential belt-tightening elsewhere in the government.
Reuters: Trump backs $750 billion defense budget request to Congress
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (out of frame) in the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires, on Nov. 30, 2018.
