US EditionMoody's analyst says $1.5 trillion Trump defense budget plan could widen deficits
President Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense budget proposal includes contractor performance conditions and aims to expand naval shipbuilding despite warnings of increased federal deficits.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump proposed a $1.5 trillion defense budget for 2027 and announced a plan for the Golden Fleet at Mar-a-Lago Club, Florida.
- The administration justified the $1.5 trillion request citing global instability and the operation to capture Nicolás Maduro, with Trump saying higher tariff revenues would fund it, but critics say funds fall short.
- Threatening contractors, Trump warned Raytheon to stop buybacks and invest in production capacity, while Secretary of the Navy John Phelan and others said Ingalls Shipbuilding can rapidly build next-generation frigates.
- At Ingalls Shipbuilding, officials said labor shortages remain the biggest constraint as the yard prepares to deliver its first FF frigate by 2028.
- The proposal would exceed the projected $901 billion defense budget for 2026 and comes as the administration backs Russia sanctions while Ukraine peace talks continue.
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The reality of Trump’s cartoonish $1.5 trillion DOD budget proposal
After promising on the campaign trail that he would drive the war profiteers out of Washington, and appointing Elon Musk to trim the size of government across the board, some will be surprised at President Trump’s social media post on Wednesday that the U.S. should raise the Pentagon budget to $1.5 trillion. That would mean an unprecedented increase in military spending, aside from the buildup for World War II.The proposal is absurd on the face …
Tony Katz and the Morning News 3rd Hr 1/8/26: President Trump threatens to CUT OFF major defense contractor RAYTHEON because they are enriching themselves over America. Iran threatens the US. Russian flagged Venezuelan ship seized by US. Trump pulls U.S.
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Morning Brief: Trump Proposes $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget, Backs Sweeping Russia Sanctions, Orders Exit From Dozens of Global Bodies
Trump pushes record defense budget, Russia sanctions push, and Saudi-UAE rift deepens. Here’s your Thursday morning brief for January 8, 2026. #MorningBrief #DefenseNews #MiddleEast #GoldenFleet
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