Cheney says U.S. allies are rapidly losing confidence in the White House. Cheney: Obama favors food stamps

Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday night called the Pentagon budget proposal “absolutely dangerous.”

Appearing on Fox News’s “Hannity,” he said President Barack Obama “would rather spend the money on food stamps than he would on a strong military or support for our troops.”


Host Sean Hannity asked Cheney whether the Pentagon’s proposed cuts to the Army, unveiled by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday, were “dangerous.”

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“I have not been a strong supporter of Barack Obama. But this really is over the top. It does enormous long-term damage to our military,” Cheney responded. He went on to say that the president has always wanted to downsize the military, and that the cuts would be “absolutely devastating.”

Cheney also said U.S. allies are rapidly losing confidence in the White House and don’t believe they can trust the U.S.