The president’s comments come as the Pentagon seeks $200 billion to continue funding the unpopular, destructive war.

Two days after Secretary of State Marco Rubio unironically advised Iran to spend its public funds “helping the people of Iran” instead of on weapons, President Donald Trump announced that the US government has “to take care of one thing: military protection” and isn’t able to provide people in the US with necessities like healthcare and childcare. “Oh wow, he actually admitted it…

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