Trump wants $1.5tn for the Pentagon – and cuts to healthcare and housing | Steven Greenhouse
Summary
President Donald Trump wants to increase the Pentagon’s budget to $1.5 trillion, which is a 42% rise from this year’s spending. To pay for this, he plans to cut funding for healthcare, education, housing, and other social programs.Key Facts
- Trump proposes raising the military budget by $445 billion, much higher than previous budgets.
- The increase will make the Pentagon budget two-thirds larger than under President Joe Biden.
- Trump wants an additional $200 billion for the war against Iran.
- To fund this, he suggests cutting domestic programs like medical research, job training, heating assistance, and disaster relief by 10%.
- Trump has said social programs like Medicare and Medicaid should be handled by states, despite Medicare being fully federally funded.
- The budget increase could add $5.8 trillion to the national debt over the next ten years.
- Many groups say the military spending rise is irresponsible since the US already spends more on defense than the next nine countries combined.
- Republican lawmakers may be concerned about Trump’s plan to cut popular social programs during an election year.
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