US EditionTrump Proposes $1.5T Military Budget, 50% Increase
President Trump proposes a 50% defense budget increase to $1.5 trillion for 2027, funded by tariffs, and limits executive pay and dividends for underperforming defense contractors.
- On Jan. 7, President Donald Trump said he will ask U.S. Congress to raise the military budget to $1.5 trillion for fiscal 2027, announcing the request on Truth Social after negotiations.
- Trump said tariffs produced the 'tremendous income' needed to fund the 'Dream Military' and the $1.5 trillion increase, citing the administration's claimed funding source.
- The proposal contrasts with the $901 billion allocated for 2026 and would add $500 billion, triggering after-hours gains and intraday volatility for defense firms with stock swings up to 5%.
- An executive order would cap executive pay at $5 million and halt dividends and buybacks until firms invest in plants; Trump warned RTX it risks losing DoD contracts unless it shifts capital to equipment.
- Budget watchdogs and critics warned the plan would worsen debt as tariff revenue annualizes to $364.5 billion at $30.4 billion per month, while the U.S. Supreme Court could rule on tariffs soon.
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President Trump has just called for a monumental increase in defense spending, pushing the 2027 military budget up to a staggering $1.5 trillion. This proposed budget is a massive 50% jump over the current record spending, which is expected to breach the $1 trillion mark for the first time in 2026. The president announced the figure on Truth Social Thursday evening. He stated that after “long and difficult negotiations with Senators, Congressmen…
Trump seeks 50% hike in defence budget to $1.5tr
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wanted to increase the US defence budget by half next year to a giant $1.5 trillion to deal with “troubled and dangerous times.” “I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion Dollars,” Trump said on Truth Social. “This will allow us to build the ‘…
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Trump Calls For $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Budget, Says ‘Dream Military’ Needed For Dangerous Times
by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief (Worthy News) – President Donald Trump on Jan. 7 proposed raising U.S. military spending to $1.5 trillion in 2027, a dramatic increase he said is necessary to secure the nation amid what he described as “very troubled and dangerous times.” The proposal would represent a 66 percent increase over the Pentagon’s approved $901 billion budget for 2026, positioning the United States for what Tr…
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