Fact-check · Sep 22, 2026 · Donald Trump
“And this term, it'll be $1,500,000,000,000.”
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What the record shows
$1.5 trillion is the FY 2027 budget request for a single fiscal year. Actual four-year term spending (FY 2025-2028) projects to approximately $4.0-4.1 trillion based on enacted and projected figures.
Sources
- US Defense and Foreign Affairs Fact Sheet: State of the Union 2026 | USAFacts
- Defense Budget | Congressional Budget Office
- Unpacking the $1.5 Trillion FY 2027 Defense Budget Topline | CSIS
- Military budget of India
- Military budget of the United States
- U.S. Defense Spending Rises by More Than 17 Percent | Arms Control Association
From: President Trump Delivers Remarks to the United Nations General Assembly
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