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Would Trump’s Proposed Military Budget Be the Largest Increase Since WWII?
The request would raise total national defense funding by about 44%, with analysts saying it is the largest inflation-adjusted increase since World War II.
- President Donald Trump proposed a $1.5 trillion defense budget for 2027, marking a record request that exceeds the $900 billion Congress approved for 2026.
- Adjusted for inflation, the proposal represents the largest yearly military spending plan in U.S. history, exceeding the $1.2 trillion record set during World War II.
- Jessica Riedl, a budget and tax fellow at the Brookings Institution, confirmed the increase is the largest since World War II using inflation-adjusted dollars.
- To offset the $1.5 trillion request, Trump proposed a 10% cut to non-defense spending; the administration clarified this budget is separate from Iran War supplemental funding.
- Calculating by percentage increase in actual dollars reveals the 2027 budget would be the third-largest spike; larger percentage increases occurred during World War II and the Korean War.
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