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President Trump and First Lady Melania Share Tender Kisses on the White House Balcony on the 4th of July – thegatewaypundit.com
Please ensure you’re near a bathroom before reading the rest of this honest-to-God real article:
What a perfect ending to a perfect 4th of July.
President Trump held a picnic on the White House lawn today on the nation’s 249th 4th of July celebration.
Later in the day, the President signed into law the Big Beautiful bill with B-2 Bombers, F22s and F35s flying overhead.
And then later this evening President Trump and Melania stood alone on the White House balcony. It was then when President Trump drew Melania close to him and gave her a gentle kiss.
President Trump followed that up with a second kiss.
What a lovely moment and the perfect ending to a spectacular week!
Probably because he IS the peace president, because he said so, the Big, Beautiful Belch spews forth some really nifty peace initiatives:
The legislation includes $150 billion in additional military spending, and the White House plans to use $113 billion of it to supplement the 2026 military budget, bringing it to approximately $1.006 trillion, representing a 13% increase from 2025.
The $150 billion will go toward several military priorities of the Trump administration, including the so-called “Golden Dome,” a plan for a sprawling missile defense system in the United States that’s sure to kick off a new arms race and will be a boondoggle for the weapons makers.
According to Breaking Defense, the $150 billion includes:
- $29 billion for shipbuilding
- $25 billion for Golden Dome
- $25 billion for munitions
- $16 billion for innovative technologies such as drones, AI, and low-cost weapons
- $15 billion for nuclear “modernization”
- $12 billion for the US military’s buildup in the Asia Pacific
- $9 billion for air superiority
While the US has never officially had a $1 trillion military budget, the actual cost of US military spending has exceeded $1 trillion for years. According to veteran defense analyst Winslow Wheeler, based on the $895 billion National Defense Authorization Act, US national security spending for 2025 was expected to reach about $1.77 trillion.
Wheeler’s estimate accounts for military-related spending from other government agencies not funded by the NDAA, such as the Department of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security. It also includes the national security share of the interest accrued on the US debt, as well as other factors. – via antiwar.com
Starting and funding on-going wars in foreign countries does cost money. But that’s okay as everything here in the U.S. is perfect so there’s no need to address infrastructure, food costs and scarcities, housing affordability, poverty or any other issues that the ordinary citizen might be facing. War and profitability from it is all Washington gives a shit about.
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