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"We're fighting wars": Trump bets his presidency on the Pentagon

Data: White House; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals

President Trump's new budget lays bare the transformation of his presidency, pairing a historic surge in military spending with historic cuts to domestic programs.

Why it matters: The most powerful populist of this century is at risk of becoming what he ran against — a deficit-spending interventionist asking working-class Americans to shoulder the cost of war.

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