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White House requests $1.5 trillion defense budget
Today the White House unveiled its much anticipated yet highly unprecedented $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request for FY 2027. The $1.5 trillion — a whopping 50% higher than the Pentagon’s current, already staggering $1 trillion budget — would include $1.15 trillion in the base request, where the White House Office of Management and Budget requests the remaining $350 billion be taken up separately through a reconciliation package later this year. The proposal includes $17.5 billion for the prospective Golden Dome missile defense system. It requests 85 F-35 fighter jets, 32 of which would be funded through the base budget, and 53 via reconciliation — nearly doubling FY2026’s request of 47 F-35s. It also puts nearly $66 billion toward shipbuilding — including a Golden Fleet Navy modernization program, where some funds will go toward the Trump-class battleship and other next generation frigates. In addition to this $1.5 trillion, the Pentagon has requested a $200 billion supplemental package to sustain the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. In order to bypass the Senate’s 60-vote threshold, that too could be taken up as part of a reconciliation package.But experts say this massive spending is unnecessary, that it’s just propping up initiatives that waste taxpayers’ money, while doing little for U.S. defense needs."Throwing more money at the Pentagon is not a national security strategy,” said Gabe Murphy, a policy analyst at Taxpayers for Common Sense. “On the contrary, enacting this reckless proposal would make America less safe by fueling runaway debt and wasteful spending on an armada of ill-advised, gold-plated boondoggles like Golden Fleet and Golden Dome.” “On top of this nearly 50 percent boost, the Pentagon is reportedly seeking $200 billion for its unauthorized war on Iran,” Murphy added. “If both are approved, Congress will have doubled the Pentagon budget in just two years. Congress should vehemently oppose any increase for the Pentagon, along with any funding for unauthorized war." Reconciliation's uphill battle However, observers tell RS that this floated reconciliation package — which the White House requests include $350 billion toward the total $1.5 trillion defense budget, and will likely include an additional $200 billion Iran war supplemental — faces significant obstacles.President Trump himself has been shaky on whether a reconciliation package — an arduous and exceptional legislative process Congress can use to fast-track certain budget ...
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The White House requests $66 billion for Trump's 'Golden Fleet'
The White House is requesting $66 billion in funding to build 34 new Naval ships. This includes a class of battleships President Trump touted last year, part of what he calls "The Golden Fleet ...
Trump's 2027 budget request includes more than $65B for Navy ...
President Donald Trump is requesting a large budget increase for Navy shipbuilding in fiscal 2027, including initial funding for a new class of battleships. The White House Office of Management and Budget officially released documents about the administration's spending proposals for fiscal 2027 Friday. The administration wants $65.8 billion for shipbuilding, including money for 18 battle ...
