A sudden proposal on social media from President Donald Trump to increase U.S. military spending to $1.5 trillion for Fiscal Year 2027 is facing severe scrutiny from fiscal watchdogs, who warn the move would pile on massive liabilities to the federal ledger. According to an analysis released Wednesday by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), the president’s plan would add $5.8 trillion to the national debt over the next decade, once interest costs are factored in.
The seeming policy change stems from a post on Truth Social, where President Trump called for increasing the defense budget to $1.5 trillion, a significant jump from the $1 trillion level he had previously signaled he would propose. While the administration argues that aggressive trade policies will offset these costs, budget analysts suggest the math does not add up—or piles even more onto the large and growing $38 trillion national debt.
