President Trump says he plans to reverse a Pentagon plan to defund Stars and Stripes, the independent newspaper distributed to military bases and US service members stationed around the world.
The plan to stop funding the newspaper drew condemnation from senators on both sides of the aisle.
"As a veteran who has served overseas, I know the value that the Stars and Stripes brings to its readers," he wrote."Given the history and the importance of the Stars and Stripes to the members of the Armed Forces, their families, and civilian employees, I believe this request is more than reasonable."On Friday, Stars and Stripes provided figures about its substantial growth in readership during the past year, particularly during the coronavirus crisis.
Stars and Stripes' digital subscribers grew 432% over the last year and email newsletter subscribers grew 320%. Subscriptions also help fund the publication."We need to invest that money, as we did with many, many, many other programs, into higher-priority issues," Esper added.
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