MEANWHILE: Pentagon gets $24 billion more than it wants, while Joe Manchin wants to take money from kids 5 veterans on advisory board to Sen. Sinema quit in protest, calling her 'one of the principal obstacles to progress' And why is THIS not a surprise. Remember Manchin himself said he talked to Trump ALL the time. A billionaire who supported Trump in 2020 says he talks to Joe Manchin every week and urges him to 'stay tough'