Hegseth: "Upcoming pentagon budget will be a trillion dollars for the first time"
![]() 2214 Tuesday, 08 April, 2025, 11:15 President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged a first ever $1 trillion defense budget proposal on Monday, a record sum for the military. Trump, during a press event with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said the upcoming budget would be “in the vicinity” of $1 trillion. Hegseth went further in an X post on Monday evening, saying Trump “is rebuilding our military — and FAST.” Hegseth's statement followed Trump's remarks about the upcoming Pentagon budget during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The US president announced a military budget "in the trillions of dollars," noting that it would be "the largest budget we've ever had for the military." |

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