President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for the U.S. defense budget to be increased to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027 to build what he described as a “Dream Military.”
The proposed figure, if enacted, would far exceed the roughly $900 billion defense bill Congress approved in late December and would represent the largest defense appropriation in U.S. history. The president’s comments come after the U.S. carried out a military operation in Venezuela that captured former dictator Nicolás Maduro, and in the midst of his renewed push to acquire Greenland, possibly through the use of the military.
“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 his Truth Social platform. ” This will allow us to build the ‘Dream Military’ that we have long been entitled to and, more importantly, that will keep us SAFE and SECURE, regardless of foe.”
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