So what? It's not like his boss needs his help to deal with these two braying jackasses. If needed, I'm sure that Mike Pence will speak up.
Trump responded appropriately - I'll just take it out of the defense budget. It is his prerogative as CIC. Besides, they could probably find $5 billion between the sofa cushions in the Pentagon.
Yeah, Pence has been so helpful with his buddy Paul Ryan—such as with getting Obamacare repealed.