A $1.5 Trillion Military Budget Is a Gift to the Grifters
The proposal shifts funding toward industrial capacity, with $756 billion for new capabilities and an 800% increase in artificial intelligence investment, officials said.
- Secretary of War Pete Hegseth unveiled the Trump administration's $1.5 trillion military budget on Thursday. President Donald Trump called the proposal a "generational down payment" on national security and essential for restoring United States military strength.
- Pitching the "Arsenal of Freedom," the Secretary of War promoted the budget through an AI-generated video. The plan includes an 800% increase in artificial intelligence investment to rebuild the defense industrial base and restore deterrence.
- Nearly 60% of Americans believe the proposed budget is too costly, according to recent polling. Additionally, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the "Golden Dome" missile defense shield will cost $1.2 trillion.
- During Tuesday's hearings, Sen. Angus King criticized the proposal, labeling a quarter of the budget a "slush fund." Pentagon officials also admitted the ongoing war in Iran has cost at least $29 billion.
- Quincy Institute researcher Freeman characterized the pitch as "budgeting by sound bite." Meanwhile, national security reporter Noah Shachtman likened the massive spending to an "endless casino buffet" rather than a coherent plan to address specific global threats.
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Hegseth Appears In Cartoon To Push $1.5T Budget Ask
The Daily Beast reports: The former Fox News weekend host-turned Defense Secretary made himself the star of a cartoon to sell Trump’s $1.5 trillion request. Standing in front of an animated Pentagon and fake chalkboard, Pete Hegseth framed the $1.5 trillion as a “generational down payment” for national defense. “Despite what you might hear in the media, America is not in decline,” Hegseth begins. “Now, with global threats that are constantly evo…
'How is this real?' Hegseth pilloried for bizarre cartoon asking for $1.5 trillion
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced backlash after he shared an animated video arguing that the Pentagon needed a massive $1.5 trillion for war preparations.In a social media post on Thursday, Hegseth called the funds a "GENERATIONAL DOWN PAYMENT on America's national defense.""We remain the strongest military power on Earth, but that power requires renewal," the defense secretary said in the video. "And with global threats that are constantly …
Hegseth says $1.5 trillion budget is 'generational down payment'
War Secretary Pete Hegseth pushed for the department’s $1.5 trillion budget request Thursday, calling it a “generational down payment.” Hegseth posted a video on X pushing for the funding, which is the largest budget request in U.S. history. “With global threats that are constantly evolving, it’s time to make a $1.5 trillion investment — a generational down payment,” Hegseth said. The video showed an animated character in a COVID-19 mask that l…
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