{"id":47873,"date":"2025-04-08T13:55:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T13:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2025\/04\/08\/trump-promises-1-trillion-in-defense-spending-for-next-year\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:50:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:50:00","slug":"trump-promises-1-trillion-in-defense-spending-for-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2025\/04\/08\/trump-promises-1-trillion-in-defense-spending-for-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump promises $1 trillion in defense spending for next year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pentagon\/2025\/04\/07\/top-us-admiral-at-nato-removed-amid-trumps-growing-military-firings\/\" target=\"_blank\">President Donald Trump<\/a> this week unveiled plans for a $1 trillion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/02\/19\/white-house-eyes-8-cut-to-defense-budget-to-boost-trump-priorities\/\" target=\"_blank\">defense budget<\/a> next year, a massive increase that he claimed will provide the country with unmatched military strength for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a press event with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/global\/mideast-africa\/2024\/11\/06\/trump-vows-peace-in-chaotic-middle-east-but-fixing-it-wont-be-easy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> on Monday, Trump offered the outline for total defense spending in the fiscal 2026 budget as part of his larger plans for U.S. national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re going to be approving a budget, and I\u2019m proud to say, actually, the biggest one we\u2019ve ever done for the military,\u201d he said. \u201c$1 trillion. Nobody has seen anything like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are getting a very, very powerful military. We have things under order now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2025\/04\/03\/defense-officials-considering-cuts-to-military-treatment-facilities\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635718094501149384-1763642jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Defense officials considering cuts to military treatment facilities<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Officials are examining facilities across the military medical system, which could mean closing some facilities or downgrading some hospitals to clinics.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A $1 trillion defense budget would represent an increase of nearly 12% from current fiscal year spending levels. Trump indicated that at least some of the new spending would come from savings found by cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency, although he did not specify any accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/petehegseth\/status\/1909362824935358610?s=46\" target=\"_blank\">praised the news on social media<\/a> Monday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cComing soon: the first Trillion dollar Department of Defense budget,\u201d he wrote. \u201cPresident Donald Trump is rebuilding our military \u2014 and fast.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hegseth said that despite the significant increase, all taxpayer money for his department will be spent \u201cwisely, on lethality and readiness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House officials are expected to reveal their full budget plan for fiscal 2026 \u2014 which begins on Oct. 1 \u2014 later this spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans in Congress have pushed for years for boosts in defense spending to counter growing overseas threats and operational demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But they have also called for cuts in overall government spending to balance the federal budget, and for tax relief for some Americans. Increasing defense spending will complicate those calculations, and likely add to the federal deficit unless sharp cuts are made to non-defense programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic lawmakers have objected to those kinds of cuts, but have limited options in blocking budget moves because they are in the minority in both the House and Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even with the increase, an American military budget of $1 trillion still would not match Trump\u2019s stated goal of all NATO countries spending 5% of their gross domestic product on defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump said the extra money for defense will allow the country to purchase new equipment and capabilities needed for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve never had the kind of aircraft, the kind of missiles, anything that we have ordered,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s in many ways too bad that we have to do 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