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Exclusive: Bernie Sanders explains his plan to cut military spending
It doesn’t sound very workable.
By Tara Golshan May 2, 2019, 7:00am EDT
Sen. Bernie Sanders has long been a vocal critic of America’s high levels of military spending, but it’s not clear how far he’s willing to go to do anything about it if he becomes president.
He’d have options. He could veto a spending bill — something President Donald Trump threatened to do to get a southern border wall. Would a President Sanders refuse to sign a bipartisan bill that boosted defense spending? Would he shut down the government over it?
In an exclusive interview with Vox, Sanders wasn’t willing to go there.
https://www.vox.com/2019/5/2/18525580/bernie-sanders-plan-cut-military-spending (https://www.vox.com/2019/5/2/18525580/bernie-sanders-plan-cut-military-spending)