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Trump's Booming War Economy Explained In One Chart
Trump's Booming War Economy Explained In One Chart
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke with lawmakers last week and, at one point, laid out how the U.S. war economy is roaring back to life under the Trump administration.
Hegseth's message was clear: President Trump's "smart business deals" have sent an unmistakable demand signal to defense-industrial partners: build more, build faster, and prepare for sustained procurement.
"The department has helped stimulate more than two hundred and fifty private investment deals in thirty-nine states, 180 cities, 150 companies worth more than 50 billion dollars," Hegseth...
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