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Kevin Hassett

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571 total appearances

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Valuetainment
“Defense Contractors NEED War” - Trump Pushes $1.5T Military Budget

We stayed there a week and we had Thanksgiving.

Valuetainment
“Defense Contractors NEED War” - Trump Pushes $1.5T Military Budget

And as we leave, we need to make a Costco trip because we got to refill grandma's pantry.

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“Defense Contractors NEED War” - Trump Pushes $1.5T Military Budget

because we've eaten everything in our pantry so we got to replenish all the bombs and stock and missiles and things that we've used up number one number two uh they're we're buying a bunch of stuff that that works and number three we're discovering just how valuable space force is and so we are radically increasing what's been spent on that and lastly

Valuetainment
“Defense Contractors NEED War” - Trump Pushes $1.5T Military Budget

War is really good for business if you're a defense contractor.

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“Defense Contractors NEED War” - Trump Pushes $1.5T Military Budget

The sad thing about war is the soulless, faceless defense contractors see it as a testbed, and they see it—they want war.

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“Defense Contractors NEED War” - Trump Pushes $1.5T Military Budget

They want border skirmishes.

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“Defense Contractors NEED War” - Trump Pushes $1.5T Military Budget

They want aircraft engagement with North Korea and China to just kind of test each other a little bit up there in the skies over the—

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“Defense Contractors NEED War” - Trump Pushes $1.5T Military Budget

Sea of Japan.

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“Defense Contractors NEED War” - Trump Pushes $1.5T Military Budget

They want that.

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“Defense Contractors NEED War” - Trump Pushes $1.5T Military Budget

And this gives them an ability to test things.

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“Defense Contractors NEED War” - Trump Pushes $1.5T Military Budget

And so this is the price tag.

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“Defense Contractors NEED War” - Trump Pushes $1.5T Military Budget

This is the price tag of forward armament.

Valuetainment
“Defense Contractors NEED War” - Trump Pushes $1.5T Military Budget

This is a price tag of adding space force.

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“Defense Contractors NEED War” - Trump Pushes $1.5T Military Budget

This is also the price tag of refilling the pantry because we just used up all of our bombs.

Bloomberg News Now
Israel, Lebanon to Hold Talks, US and Iran Ceasefire Holding, More

You know, we just got advanced durables numbers that said that orders for capital goods and shipments of capital goods are at an all-time high.

Bloomberg News Now
Israel, Lebanon to Hold Talks, US and Iran Ceasefire Holding, More

All of that is happening because of optimism that President Trump not only will resolve this in the short term, but in the long term, his policies are going to create a golden age.

Bloomberg News Now
Another Day of Gains on Wall Street, Israel & Lebanon to Hold Talks, More

You know, we just got advanced durables numbers that said that orders for capital goods and shipments of capital goods are at an all time high.

Bloomberg News Now
Another Day of Gains on Wall Street, Israel & Lebanon to Hold Talks, More

All of that is happening because of optimism that President Trump not only will resolve this in the short term, but in the long term, his policies are going to create a golden age.

Bloomberg News Now
Israel & Lebanon to Hold Talks, Strait of Hormuz Still Closed, More

You know, we just got advanced durables numbers that said that orders for capital goods and shipments of capital goods are at an all time high.

Bloomberg News Now
Israel & Lebanon to Hold Talks, Strait of Hormuz Still Closed, More

All of that is happening because of optimism that President Trump not only will resolve this in the short term, but in the long term, his policies are going to create a golden age.