The president denied that he said he wanted to cut military spending despite his recent suggestions that the US, Russia, and China could work out a three-way deal to slash their military budgets in half.
ð'ð½ @RepTimBurchett got his head-pat from Trump, and as Manu points out he's inevitably voting yes on RAISING military spending -- he just wants to be able to PRETEND they'll lower it
TLDR: It was always just about attention for Tim. He doesn't care about the debt.