national security spending, by $
54 billion in the coming fiscal
year.
for the pentagon, that would be
about a 10% increase in defense
spending.
good idea?
>> i think it is really
important that we increase
defense spending because it has
been artificially kept low by
the sequester, by these
artificial caps that reduce
defense spending below what was
necessary to keep the united
states safe.
but here's the problem.
at the same time, the trump
administration is proposing
massive cuts to diplomacy and
development, more than a third
cut to the state department
budget.
that would be a huge mistake.
>> tell us why because the
argument is all this foreign aid
going into these countries, u.s.
taxpayers can't afford it.
there's so much work that has to
be done here in the united
states, instead of building
schools in pakistan, let's say,
they should be building schools
in new jersey.
you've heard those arguments.
>> of course.
well, first of all, foreign aid
represents 1% of the...