Trump calls for $1.5T defense budget to build ‘dream military’

President Donald Trump called for defense spending to be raised to $1.5 trillion, a 50% increase over the current budget. 

"After long and difficult negotiations with Senators, Congressmen, Secretaries, and other Political Representatives, I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion Dollars," Trump wrote on Truth Social Thursday evening.