Tulsi Gabbard

There's a few things going on there.

We should have the military that we need to ensure our safety, security and freedom.

I disagree with those who say, oh, well, you know, we should cut the military budget in half.

That's an arbitrary statement.

Why half?

Why not 60 percent?

Why not 20 percent?

There should be an audit, which has not been done, of the Department of Defense and an assessment of how are we spending our taxpayer dollars in the Department of Defense and

Are those dollars being spent making us more safe, making our military as ready as they need to be to keep us safe, to defend our safety, security, and freedom?

Anybody who says that the Department of Defense is not bloated and spending far more than they should hasn't been paying attention to what's going on in the Department of Defense.

Their priorities have been...

I get the congressional process and authorizations and budgets and everything else.

But the fact that the Department of Defense has so far failed every single audit tells us about how irresponsible they have been in managing our taxpayer dollars and spending.

I'll give you the most current example that I saw as of yesterday.

It's a headline that popped up.

The Department of Defense is announcing they're going to give economic hardship bonuses to troops.

20 bucks a month.

What?

About $120 a year.

Yes.