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The Pentagon’s $2.2 billion health care controversy

The Pentagon’s $2.2 billion health care controversy

POLITICO Tech

August 20, 202012m 44s

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Show Notes

Earlier this week, POLITICO reported that the Pentagon was considering slashing military health care by more than $2 billion in the middle of a pandemic. Then, President Trump jumped in and tweeted that the proposal “has been firmly and totally rejected by me.” POLITICO’s Lara Seligman and Dan Diamond discuss how they broke the story — and what it’s like to have the President confirm your reporting. Plus, thousands are under evacuation orders in Northern California due to wildfires. And Harris is giving the Biden campaign a big fundraising boost.

Lara Seligman covers the Pentagon for POLITICO.
Dan Diamond is health policy reporter for POLITICO.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.

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