"To pay for his endless wars, he wants the biggest increase to military spending in 70 years," said Rep. Greg Casar. "Hell no."

The existing Pentagon budget is the largest in history.

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.

"To pay for his endless wars, he wants the biggest increase to military spending in 70 years," said Rep. Greg Casar. "Hell no."

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

Massive cuts to domestic programs, with higher state taxes, would bolster the spending increase

Under President Trump's FY 2027 $2.2 trillion budget request, military spending would see a $445 billion boost, while research & education programs would take huge cuts.