{"id":720273,"date":"2026-04-07T15:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trumps-huge-1-5t-defense-budget-is-worth-every-penny\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:50:16","slug":"trumps-huge-1-5t-defense-budget-is-worth-every-penny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trumps-huge-1-5t-defense-budget-is-worth-every-penny\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s huge $1.5T defense budget is worth every penny"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a215f063fade\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a215f063fade\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trumps-huge-1-5t-defense-budget-is-worth-every-penny\/#%E2%80%9CTrumps_huge_15T_defense_budget_is_worth_every_penny%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Trump&#8217;s huge $1.5T defense budget is worth every penny&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTrumps_huge_15T_defense_budget_is_worth_every_penny%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Trump&#8217;s huge $1.5T defense budget is worth every penny&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>If he has to choose between guns and butter, President Donald Trump has made it clear he wants the guns.<\/p>\n<p>This is the right choice for our national security, and reflects, as well, a correct assessment of what should be the federal government\u2019s priority \u2014 not funding <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> services, but providing for the common defense.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s new budget proposes $1.5 trillion in defense spending in fiscal year 2027, a staggering 40% increase over 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, it outlines a 10% cut in so-called domestic discretionary programs (a category that excludes entitlement programs like Medicare and Social Security).\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39010638\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39010638\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/213-flight-deck-uss-gerald-124964307.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"U.S. sailors prepare to launch an F\/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 213, on the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/213-flight-deck-uss-gerald-124964307.jpg?resize=200,133&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/213-flight-deck-uss-gerald-124964307.jpg?resize=231,154&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/213-flight-deck-uss-gerald-124964307.jpg?resize=322,215&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/213-flight-deck-uss-gerald-124964307.jpg?resize=662,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 662w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/213-flight-deck-uss-gerald-124964307.jpg?resize=90,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 90w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/213-flight-deck-uss-gerald-124964307.jpg?resize=120,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 120w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/213-flight-deck-uss-gerald-124964307.jpg?resize=1200,800&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/213-flight-deck-uss-gerald-124964307.jpg?resize=1038,692&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1038w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/213-flight-deck-uss-gerald-124964307.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/213-flight-deck-uss-gerald-124964307.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/213-flight-deck-uss-gerald-124964307.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\"\/><figcaption>Trump\u2019s new budget proposes $1.5 trillion in defense spending in fiscal year 2027, a staggering 40% increase over 2026.\u00a0 <span class=\"credit\">via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Progressives consider this tantamount to a crime against humanity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the budget \u201crotten to the core.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Patty Murray of Washington said its vision is \u201cbleak and unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Her colleague from Oregon, Jeff Merkley, deemed the document \u201can out-of-touch plea for more money for guns and bombs, and less for the things people need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well, people do need a military to protect us from enemies who want to kill Americans and end US geopolitical pre-eminence, bringing all manner of negative consequences for our economy and safety.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We are not exactly living in a time of peace and stability.<\/p>\n<p>The United States is embroiled in a war in the Middle East that has rocked global energy markets, while Russia has repeatedly invaded a neighboring country to its west, and China could be on the cusp of precipitating the greatest major-power conflict since World War II.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is not a time \u2014 if one ever existed \u2014 when the fate of the country depends on robust federal funding for community development block grants.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>Trump intuits as much.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States can\u2019t take care of day care,\u201d he said last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat has to be up to a state. We\u2019re fighting wars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMedicaid, Medicare \u2014 they can do it on a state basis. We have to take care of one thing: military protection.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fighting and deterring wars should indeed be the prime responsibility of the federal government, rather than sending federal dollars sluicing throughout the nation to fund priorities large and small, worthy and utterly ridiculous.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In characteristic fashion, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/03\/us\/politics\/white-house-defense-budget.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times noted of Trump\u2019s budget<\/a> that some of \u201cthe most severe cuts would reduce or eliminate funding that benefits minority groups and their communities,\u201d and also remarked that the administration seeks \u201cto scrap money designed to reduce racial disparities in health and those supporting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The mock headline writes itself: \u201cTrump Seeks World-Class Military \u2014 Minorities and LGBTQ+ Community Hardest Hit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is no doubt that the scale of Trump budget, which would be the biggest single-year increase in defense spending since the Korean War, is equal to the international challenge that we face.<\/p>\n<p>Much depends, though, on what specifically the budget funds, and how effectively the money is eventually spent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In broad gauge, the priorities are the right ones, reflecting a new age of high-tech warfare and our shortfalls in shipbuilding.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon is requesting $11.36 billion for Air Force missile procurement in 2027, an enormous increase from $3.7 billion in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The missile budget is projected to keep growing: In 2029, it would be $16 billion, an 8-fold increase from 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Space Force would get a 77% increase.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As for the Navy, it wants roughly $65 billion for building ships, more than doubling the $27.2 billion in 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In terms of bang for the buck, the administration has begun to fund more nimble, tech-driven defense firms, while it pushes the traditional big players like Boeing and Lockheed to become faster and more efficient.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a practical matter, the president is unlikely to get all the defense spending that he wants from Congress \u2014 which, when confronted with a choice between guns and better, always chooses both.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Trump is right to go big, to focus on the federal spending that could win or lose a war, and to determine our fate as a great power.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>X: @RichLowry<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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