US President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged a first ever $1 trillion US defense budget proposal on Monday, a record sum for the military, POLITICO reported.
Trump, during a press event with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said the upcoming budget would be “in the vicinity” of $1 trillion.
Hegseth went further in an X post on Monday evening, saying Trump “is rebuilding our military — and FAST.”