Trump proposes 2027 defense budget of $1.5 trillion, a $600 billion increase

President Trump proposed raising military spending for 2027 to $1.5 trillion on Wednesday, an increase of about $600 billion, as his administration pushes for American imperialism in Venezuela and beyond. Mr. Trump wrote on social media, "Our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion Dollars," saying the boost would allow the United States to build a "Dream Military" and keep the country "SAFE and SECURE." The request comes as the administration has vowed to exploit Venezuela’s oil reserves under threat of a military blockade, threatened to forcibly annex Greenland, and described the world as "very dangerous and troubled times." The president claimed, falsely according to the article, that the increase could be paid entirely through tariff revenue.

By the government’s estimates, the United States collected more than $200 billion in tariff revenue in 2025; Mr. Trump has promised to return that revenue to Americans, including farmers and through $2,000 rebate checks, while a nonpartisan group estimated such rebate checks would cost $600 billion a year.

Mr. Trump had proposed about $1 trillion for military spending last year, a plan some Republican lawmakers had criticized as too small. It is unclear which weapons programs and branches would benefit from the proposed increase and how proposed limits on defense contractors would be enforced.

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Politics, Donald Trump, U.s. Military, Venezuela, Greenland, Tariff Revenue