Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is heading to Capitol Hill this week to defend the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion budget request, but the real drama might not be the numbers. It’s the growing chorus of GOP senators who are done waiting for him to leave.
According to The Hill, Hegseth will testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 30, joined by Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine and acting comptroller Jules W. Hurst III. The budget he’s pitching is massive, with $750 billion earmarked for the “Golden Dome” missile defense system, $102 billion for aircraft procurement and R&D, and $65 billion to build 18 Navy warships.
