Defense cuts bring Trump and Democrats together

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President Trump may get a close look this week at how his defense cuts will affect the military.

The Pentagon plans to hand over a new budget ordered up by the president at the last minute that will slash $33 billion from its projected spending next year. The revised plan is likely to drain money from the purchase of new, more modern weapons and development of cutting-edge technology, such as hypersonic missiles.

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