Washington, D.C. – In response to President Trump issuing a statement on Truth Social announcing his intention to request a $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget for FY2027, Taxpayers for Common Sense, a national nonpartisan budget watchdog, issued the following statement:

“President Trump’s proposal to explode the Pentagon budget with a 50 percent hike next year is as wasteful as it sounds,” said Steve Ellis, President of Taxpayers for Common Sense. “Congress is already poised to approve a 13 percent increase in Pentagon spending this year. We’re over $38 trillion in debt. We have real needs, at home and abroad, none of which will be easier to meet by hitting the gas pedal on the debt crisis. The president says this enormous increase would be offset by tariff revenue. Besides the fact that the math doesn’t add up, he has also promised that revenue to reduce the deficit, send $2000 checks to citizens, bailout farmers impacted by the trade war, and the list goes on. This increase cannot happen. It must not happen. Congress must repudiate this nonsense.”

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Taxpayers for Common Sense is a nonpartisan budget watchdog committed to eliminating wasteful spending and promoting fiscal transparency and accountability.