Ruler of the United States, Donald Trump, has proposed a $1.5 trillion “defense” budget in order to fund the war with Iran. On Friday, the ruler also requested a 10% cut in non-defense spending for the 2027 fiscal year.
This proposal includes a massive $500 billion increase in the military budget, as the U.S. continues its war against Iran.
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This huge proposed surge in defense spending to $1.5 trillion, up from about $1 trillion in 2026, includes a 5% to 7% pay raise for military personnel at a time when thousands of servicemembers are actively deployed, according to a report by Reuters.
Reuters further reported that the White House is expected to employ a strategy similar to the one used to pass the 2026 budget, seeking a base National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) supplemented by a separate, large spending bill. Republican leaders in Congress have already begun preliminary work on the potential supplemental spending legislation required to reach the $1.5 trillion figure, according to congressional sources. The budget request’s unveiling coincides with reported U.S. military preparations for potential ground operations against Iranian islands and ports, operations that analysts warn could lead to significant American casualties.
While the 2026 military budget marked the first to officially exceed $1 trillion, experts note that the true annual cost of U.S. national security has exceeded that threshold for many years.
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Despite that, the nation’s deficit, the gap between the amount of money the federal government takes in and how much it spends, has continued to widen, with the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office forecasting a $1.853 trillion shortfall in the fiscal year that ends on September 30, deeper than last year’s $1.775 trillion. –Reuters