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Trump, on New Aircraft Carrier, Urges Military Funds Boost

President says USS Gerald Ford embodies U.S. global power
‘Call that senator,’ Trump urges at commissioning ceremony

US President Donald Trump (3rd R) waves as he departs the USS Gerald R. Ford in Norfolk, Virginia, on July 22, 2017. ` / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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By Justin Sink and Anthony Capaccio

July 22, 2017 at 4:09 PM UTC

Updated on

July 23, 2017 at 1:18 AM UTC

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President Donald Trump urged Congress to pass a budget that provides for higher, stable and predictable funding for the U.S. military.

“Call that congressman and call that senator, and make sure you get it,” Trump said Saturday at the commissioning of the Gerald R. Ford, the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier. “We must end the defense sequester once and for all.”