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White House Seeks Record USD 1.5 Trillion for Military Amid Ongoing War with Iran
The plan would lift military spending by more than 40% and shift $73 billion away from domestic programs, officials said.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump requested a $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal 2027, marking the highest military spending in modern history amid the ongoing war with Iran.
- The administration's plan targets a 40 percent increase in defense spending to sustain military operations as the war with Iran reportedly costs as much as $2 billion daily.
- To offset these costs, the White House proposed slashing non-defense spending by 10 percent, a $73 billion reduction targeting social services, healthcare, the Internal Revenue Service, and climate research.
- While Republican leaders praised the plan, Trump intends to pass $350 billion through a party-line mechanism that would bypass Democratic support in Congress.
- The budget could add trillions to the federal debt over the coming decade, but proponents argue the increase strengthens deterrence and moves military spending toward five percent of GDP.
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In the midst of the Iran war, the White House submits its wishes to the US Parliament for a new budget for 2027.
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White House seeks record USD 1.5 trillion for military amid ongoing war with Iran
The White House is seeking a record USD 1.5 trillion for defence in its fiscal 2027 budget, CNN reported. The proposal increases military spending by 40%, funding the "Golden Dome" missile system and the war with Iran, while slashing "woke" domestic programmes and environmental protections.
·India
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Trump's request is likely due to the ongoing war with Iran.
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Against the backdrop of the Iran war, Trump plans a massive increase in the defense budget. He wants to cut it elsewhere, but in Congress one looks critically at the government's budgets.
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