Hegseth says $1.5 trillion budget is ‘generational down payment’
War Secretary Pete Hegseth pushed for the department’s $1.5 trillion budget request Thursday, calling it a “generational down payment.”
Hegseth posted a video on X pushing for the funding, which is the largest budget request in U.S. history.
“With global threats that are constantly evolving, it’s time to make a $1.5 trillion investment — a generational down payment,” Hegseth said.
The video showed an animated character in a COVID-19 mask that looked like former President Joe Biden, while Hegseth said, “Washington bureaucrats allowed the defense industrial base to fall apart.”
The War Department released the budget request in April. The White House also justified the funding, highlighting a pay raise for troops and restoring investments in combat medicine.
Hegseth said the investment guarantees the U.S. military will maintain its advantage that grew during the Trump administration.
“More than half of it [the budget] will be allocated to investments in new capabilities. That means factories, technology, and jobs,” Hegseth said.
Eighteen billion dollars would be invested in America’s Golden Dome missile defense system, and there is also funding for drone warfare and space capabilities.
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