Over 75% of Trump's budget is for military, police

 

Jeffrey St. Clair>>

+ As documented by the indefatigable Stephen Semler at Polygraph, Trump, the self-proclaimed “peace president,” has offered a federal budget where military and police spending consumes more than 75% of the entire discretionary funding for federal agencies, an increase of 7% over the hawkish Biden’s final budget.

+ Trump’s proposed spending changes for 2026…

Defense: +13.4%
Homeland Security: +64.9%
Transportation: +5.8
Veterans Affairs: +4.1%

State Dept/ -83.7%
National Science Foundation: -55.8%
EPA: -54.5%
HUD: -43.6%
Labor: -35%
Small Business Administration: -33.2%
Interior: -30.5%
Health & Human Services: -26%
NASA: -24.3%
Treasury: -19%
Agriculture: -18%
Education: -15.3%
Corps of Engineers: -15.2%
Justice: -7.6%