The general tapped by President Trump to head U.S. forces in the Middle East said Tuesday that the administration’s plan to cut the defense budget will increase risk to the military.
The Pentagon is now looking at who will take the brunt of Trump’s order to slash next year’s budget from $733 billion to $700 billion, Lt. Gen. Frank McKenzie testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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