by Joel Gehrke
President Trump on Monday asked Congress to approve an “urgent” wave of new funding for a missile defense system, repairs to damaged U.S. Navy ships, and Trump's new Asia strategy.The request includes an additional $4.0 billion to support urgent missile defeat and defense enhancements to counter the threat from North Korea, $0.7 billion to repair damage to U.S. Navy ships, and $1.2 billion in support of my administration's South Asia strategy," Trump wrote in a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis
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