Trump's trillion dollar military mistake

Why did Trump just back a trillion-dollar military budget? Why does a country surrounded by two giant oceans need bases around the world?

When I voted for Trump in 2024, I had hoped that he would begin to dismantle the American Empire. I know, it was probably too much to hope for, but it seemed to me then that there was no way the empire was sustainable, given that the country is more than $36 trillion in debt. I felt that it was time for serious cuts to the military, and that included di…