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Trump proposes massive increase in 2027 defense spending to $1.5T
« on: January 08, 2026, 11:13:59 am »
Trump proposes massive increase in 2027 defense spending to $1.5T
By Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press and Konstantin Toropin, The Associated Press
 Jan 7, 2026, 06:42 PM
 
President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed setting U.S. military spending at $1.5 trillion in 2027, citing “troubled and dangerous times.”

Trump called for the massive surge in spending days after he ordered a U.S. military operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and spirit him out of the country to face drug trafficking charges in the United States. U.S. forces continue to mass in the Caribbean Sea.


The 2026 military budget is set at $901 billion.

Trump in recent days has also called for taking over the Danish territory of Greenland for national security reasons and has suggested he’s open to carrying out military operations in Colombia. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ominously warned that longtime adversary Cuba “is in trouble.”

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/01/07/trump-proposes-massive-increase-in-2027-defense-spending-to-15t/
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Re: Trump proposes massive increase in 2027 defense spending to $1.5T
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2026, 11:17:12 am »
No!
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Re: Trump proposes massive increase in 2027 defense spending to $1.5T
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2026, 11:17:18 am »
Does it provide enough money for democrats to skim for elections propaganda, paying for mostly peaceful rioters, and buying votes? :whistle:
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Re: Trump proposes massive increase in 2027 defense spending to $1.5T
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2026, 11:45:28 am »
This is totally wild, unless he plans multiple invasions.  Our War Department budget is roughly the GDP or Taiwan or Switzerland.  $1.5T would surpass the economy of Indonesia, a country of 284 million people. 

Somebody, Melania or Don Jr, it doesn't matter who, but somebody needs to have him checked out.  The way Lindsey "war piggy" Graham latched onto him is tantamount to elder abuse.
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