Trump’s $1.5T defense boost funded by slashing NASA, EPA
America's biggest military budget since World War II. But who pays the price?
Trump – (Web Desk) – Trump wants to pour an extra $500 billion into the U.S. military — and he wants it done by 2027.
The proposal, unveiled on Friday, April 3, would push the total defense budget to a staggering $1.5 trillion — a scale the White House itself compared to the massive military buildup America undertook before World War II.
To help foot the bill, Trump is asking for a 10% trim across most non-defense federal programs. That means everyday government services — from science agencies to environmental bodies — would see their budgets squeezed.
There’s some good news for the troops, though. The plan includes a 5–7% pay raise for military personnel, particularly those currently serving in active deployments.
Whether any of this becomes reality is another story. Congress — which already pushed the country into a brief government shutdown over a budget standoff with Trump — now has to sign off. Leading Democrats aren’t impressed, calling the proposal “doomed” before it even gets a hearing.
These budget reductions are aimed at green energy initiatives, the Environmental Protection Agency (52% cut), the Department of Agriculture (19% cut), and NASA (23% reduction). This follows only two days after NASA’s launch of its biggest Artemis mission to the Moon.
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The budget also includes funding for pet projects, including the reopening of Alcatraz prison ($152 million), the beautification of Washington D.C. ($10 billion), and initial funding for a “Trump-class” battleship as part of a $65.8 billion shipbuilding plan.
The deficit gap in the country is still widening despite the deficit reduction measures undertaken by President Trump. The budget office of Congress projects that there will be a $1.853 trillion deficit this fiscal year.
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