President Donald Trump on Jan. 7 proposed increasing the Pentagon’s budget to $1.5 trillion in 2027, saying it would give the United States its “Dream Military” during what he described as “very troubled and dangerous times.”
The call for what would nearly double the U.S. military budget from $901 billion in 2026 comes days after the Trump administration’s operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and oust him from power so he could face drug trafficking and terrorism-related charges in Manhattan court.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said earlier this week that the United States would maintain a military quarantine in the South Caribbean around Venezuela to maintain pressure on its interim regime, and on Wednesday laid out the Trump administration’s three-part plan for the transition of power after Maduro’s ouster….
Trump Proposes Nearly Doubling Military Spending in 2027 With $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Budget
