President Donald Trump called for defense spending to be raised to $1.5 trillion, a 50% increase over this year’s budget. "After long and difficult negotiations with Senators, Congressmen, Secretaries, and other Political Representatives, 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 wrote on Truth Social on Thursday evening. "This will allow us to build the "Dream Military" that we have long been entitled to and, more i...
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