Trump Rejects Proposed $2.2 Billion Cuts Military Health Care

August 18, 2020
Congress/DoD | On Base

On Sunday Defense Secretary Mark Esper along with senior DoD officials proposed cutting over $2 billion over 5 years to the military health care system, Poltico reported.

Yesterday, President Donald Trump said he would be opposing the proposed budget cuts.

“A proposal by Pentagon officials to slash Military Healthcare by $2.2 billion dollars has been firmly and totally rejected by me,” Trump tweeted on Monday night. “We will do nothing to hurt our great Military professionals & heroes as long as I am your President. Thank you!”

The military health system is used by about 9.5 million active-duty personnel, military retirees and their dependents, and it operates hundreds of facilities around the world, Politico reports.

FEMA photo by K.C. Wilsey

August 18, 2020
Congress/DoD | On Base

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