Why Trump really wants a bigger military budget

By Robert Reich

Published June 30, 2026 at 1:50 PM PDT

Could making money contribute to Trump's interest in military spending?

It just so happens that Don Jr. and Eric Trump are investors or advisors in several companies profiting off military spending.

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Robert B. Reich is Professor of Public Policy emeritus at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served in three national administrations, including as secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton, for which Time Magazine named him one of the ten most effective cabinet secretaries of the twentieth century.

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