Warren Says More Americans Should Serve in Military, Supports Military Budget Cuts – By Collin Anderson (Free Beacon) / Nov 21 2019
Warren in September: ‘If the question is do I think we should cut the military budget, the answer’s yes’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) on Wednesday called for more Americans to serve in the military despite her support for military budget cuts.
Asked if the percentage of Americans serving in the military should be higher during the Democratic debate in Atlanta, Warren responded “yes.” But the senator has promised to “take a sharp knife” to America’s military budget as president, telling reporters in September, “if the question is, ‘do I think we should cut the military budget,’ the answer’s yes.”
Although Warren eventually mentioned inducing more people to “serve in our federal lands to help rebuild our national forests,” the bulk of her answer centered around her brother’s deployment to Vietnam, which has featured heavily in the Massachusetts senator’s stump speech.
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