Trump calls for a $1.5 trillion defense budget amid war with Iran

If the project is approved, military spending will go from 1 trillion dollars in 2026 to 1.5 trillion in 2027, according to the document presented to Congress.

It would be the largest increase since the Second World War, according to the American press.

The plan presented Friday would increase government defense spending by more than 40% compared to last year or, strengthening their ability to acquire more ammunition and expand the US naval fleet, while beginning construction of the anti-missile defense system “Golden Dome” planned by Trump.

Of the $445 billion the administration intends to add to the defense budget, the White House proposes that $350 billion be approved as part of upcoming legislation that Republicans plan to push through a maneuver that It only requires a simple majority in the Senate.

These historic levels of defense spending They occur at a time when the United States is immersed in a war with Iran and other latent conflicts around the world. Furthermore, they show the little interest of the White House in redirecting its attention and resources to other fronts, despite Trump’s repeated assurances that he plans to end hostilities in the Middle East within weeks.

The budget proposal, howeverseeks to cut non-defense spending by 10%, a cut of 73 billion dollars that would mainly affect housing, social services, healthcare and other national programs that the administration has described as “progressives”.

The annual budget of the White House equivalent to a management wish list what is rarely approved in its entirety by Congress, which maintains control over public spending and which in the past has frequently ignored large sections of the plan of the administration.

The White House budget proposal also includes requests for increased spending on immigration control, investments in critical minerals and the beautification of Washington DC., areas to which Trump devoted considerable attention during his first year back in office.