Trump's White House win sets up defense policy shift

By Tony Bertuca / November 9, 2016 at 9:58 AM
In a jaw-dropping upset, businessman Donald Trump was elected president of the United States on Tuesday, defying months of polling, shattering Washington's conventional wisdom, and setting the stage for a seismic shift in U.S. national security policy. Trump, who defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has vowed to dramatically increase military spending, but has also pushed a policy of greater military restraint, sometimes calling into question the U.S. commitment to NATO and other allies around the world. "We defend...

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