The U.S. Department of Defense is preparing for potential budget cuts of almost US$50 billion in order to pivot toward President Donald Trump's priorities.
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00:00The Pentagon is preparing for potential budget cuts of almost US$50 billion as it moves spending
00:07towards US President Donald Trump's priorities.
00:11That would be the largest cut to US defence budgets since 2013.
00:16A statement from the US Defence Department says the plan is to refocus on its core mission
00:21of deterring and winning wars.
00:24US media is reporting that US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to slash funding by 8%
00:31every year for the next five years.