Trump said he wants to raise the US military budget by 50% in 2027

President Donald Trump.

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• Trump wants to spend $1.5 trillion on the US military in 2027.
• He said that the raised budget would secure the country during "very troubled and dangerous times."
• The budget would be financed from "tremendous" tariff revenue, he said on Truth Social.

President Donald Trump says the US will be spending a lot more on the military next year.

Trump said in a Truth Social post on Wednesday that he had decided...