Trump Forces U.S. Companies to Manufacture More Weapons
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is using his executive authority to compel defense companies to rapidly produce more weaponry, as his administration pressures lawmakers to approve additional defense spending to replenish reserves depleted during the U.S.-led war against Iran. Trump discreetly invoked the Defense Production Act last week to address growing concerns within his administration about ammunition shortages, according to a memorandum submitted on Tuesday to the Federal Register. "I hereby conclude that conditions exist that may pose a direct threat to national defense or its preparedness programs," Trump wrote in a June 11 memorandum to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Production limitations and supply chain concerns "may undermine the ability of the United States to produce, sustain, and expand the availability of munitions, missiles, and equipment necessary for national defense," he wrote. Hegseth was on Capitol Hill Tuesday meeting with Senate Republicans about a $350 billion reconciliation package for additional funding for the Department of Defense that the administration wants approved, specifically to replenish munitions. Senator John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, said his meeting with Hegseth "focused primarily on department funding" and that the Pentagon "is falling short of the resources it needs to acquire the weapons, missiles, and such that it needs to protect the nation."
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