Democrats rebuke White House’s ‘bleak and unacceptable’ view of priorities after 10% cuts proposed to other programs

President Donald Trump is asking Congress to boost defense spending to $1.5 trillion, the largest such request in decades, according to his budget request.

The White House is releasing details of Trump’s 2027 budget, including a $1.5 trillion defense spending request.

The request for defence spending is the largest in decades and accompanies cuts to domestic programmes.

Democrats rebuke White House’s ‘bleak and unacceptable’ view of priorities after 10% cuts proposed to other programs