Trump Boosts Military Budget & China Detains 2nd Canadian

Manila Chan reports on US President Donald Trump’s plans to boost military spending to $750 billion, talking to Former Senior Security & Policy Analyst at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Michael Maloof, about Trump’s need for war to justify such as high defense budget. Later, Dan Cohen reports on the Senate vote to end US-military support for the Saudi Coalition’s war in Yemen. Ending US-support to the coalition became a big topic of discussion in the Senate after Washington Post journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, was killed in the Saudi embassy in Turkey. Manila talks to Investigative Journalist, Ben Swann, about why the Senate’s sudden decision to give attention to Yemen is political. Finally, Manila reports on the latest in the diplomatic row between China and Canada. China arrested Michael Spavor, a Canadian that helped facilitate trips from China to North Korea, for undermining China’s national security. Manila talks to RT Correspondent, Alex Mihailovich, about these latest developments and what they will mean for the larger US-China trade war.