President Trump Signs A Giant Defense Bill

This just in. President Trump has signed a ginormous defense bill– also known as the National Defense Authorization Act. The goal, according to the Washington Free Beacon, is to create a “more lethal and resilient force.” This bill includes $716 billion for national defense.

The annual defense bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, “helps develop a more lethal and resilient force, and grows the size of our forces by authorizing an increase of 15,600 troops across the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps,” according to a release by the White House.

This breaks down to 487,500 for the Army, 335,400 in the Navy, 186,100 in the Marine Corps, and 329,100 in the Air Force.

WATCH NOW: President Trump speaks at Fort Drum army base, where he’s signing a military spending bill named after John McCain https://t.co/qKWR9Gpv7C pic.twitter.com/vfGcIHirWg

— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 13, 2018

.@POTUS Trump is keeping his promise to the American people to rebuild our military, restore the arsenal of democracy & once again give our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines & Coast Guard the resources & training they need to accomplish their mission & come home safe! pic.twitter.com/2fD4ThPd55

— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) August 13, 2018

Heading to Ft. Drum, NY today as @POTUS signs the National Defense Authorization Act into law, keeping his promise to rebuild our military and restore the arsenal of democracy!

— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) August 13, 2018

.@POTUS: "I went to Congress. I said…we're going to strengthen our military like never, ever before, and that's what we did." pic.twitter.com/8AO9CLJvKx

— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 13, 2018

Additionally, this bill gives military members “the largest pay raise in nine years.”

Peace through strength.

h/t Free Beacon