Foreign Military Financing

Trump Admin Proposes New $8 Billion Loan Fund to Subsidize Foreign Weapon Sales

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is pushing for the creation of an $8 billion loan fund in order to boost weapons sales to foreign allies, according to a summary of the administration’s draft budget for next year, which was made public on March 11. The loan program was first pitched in the early days of the administration but failed to gain support from Congress.