Hegseth Lampooned for Absurd Video Claiming $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Budget Puts 'American Taxpayer First'

“Can’t Afford Daycare or Healthcare — But Hegseth Swears a $1.5 Trillion War Budget ‘Puts Taxpayers First’”

In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible donation. Joshua Scheer U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ignited a firestorm of ridicule Thursday after releasing a video praising President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget as a fiscally responsible plan that “pu…

Hegseth Lampooned for Absurd Video Claiming $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Budget Puts 'American Taxpayer First'

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces ridicule for touting Trump's $1.5 trillion military budget as fiscally responsible, drawing criticism and mockery.

Hegseth, Caine say budget increases lethality, benefits U.S. industries

WASHINGTON — The War Department’s $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 budget request reflects the urgency of the moment, addressing both the deferment of long-standing problems, in addition to positioning the