Obama tells troops that sequestration needs to end

By Jamie McIntyre

Published January 4, 2017 9:22pm ET

Obama tells troops that sequestration needs to end — President Obama ended his remarks with an admonition to the military to remember what while less than 1 percent of Americans are fighting our wars, 100 percent of Americans are behind them. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey) | Jack Dempsey

President Obama, in a farewell ceremony before top military leaders, called on the next White House and Congress to come up with a deal to end mandatory budget cuts.

Speaking at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Virginia, Obama decried what he called “the reckless budget cuts of sequestration,” which have hurt military readiness.