Fact-check · Oct 6, 2026 · Donald Trump
“This year is gonna be 1,500,000,000,000”
MISLEADING
What the record shows
FY2025 enacted defense budget: $831.3 billion (Congressional Research Service). FY2027 Trump budget request: $1.5 trillion (announced April 2026, pending Congressional action).
Speaker stated $1.5T as current-year budget using present tense. This is actually a FY2027 proposal, not enacted. FY2025 actual was $831B.
Sources
- FY2025 Defense Appropriations: Summary of Funding
- FY2025 Department of Defense Appropriations: Status of Legislative Activity
- 1 Subcommittee Markup Updated: June 4, 2024 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2025
- FY2026 Department of Defense Appropriations: In Brief
- Defense Bill Text
- FY2025 NDAA: Summary of Funding Authorizations
From: President Trump Delivers Remarks, Oct. 6, 2026
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